Edward Henry Weston (March 24, 1886 – January 1, 1958) was an American photographer. He has been called "one of the most innovative and influential American photographers" [1] and "one of the masters of 20th century photography." [2] Over the course of his 40-year career Weston photographed an increasingly expansive set of subjects, including landscapes, still lifes, nudes, portraits, genre scenes and even whimsical parodies. It is said that he developed a "quintessentially American, and especially Californian, approach to modern photography" [3] because of his focus on the people and places of the American West. In 1937 Weston was the first photographer to receive a Guggenheim Fellowship, and over the next two years he produced nearly 1,400 negatives using his 8 × 10 view camera. Some of his most famous I believe in a limited palette mainly, I suppose, because it makes me mix the colours I see instead of taking them straight from the tube. And having to mix them I must observe more keenly. He spent the first few months of 1942 organizing and printing the negatives from the Whitman trip. Of the hundreds of images he took, forty-nine were selected for publication. On December 16, 1911, Weston's second son, Theodore Brett Weston (1911–1993), was born. He became a long-time artistic collaborator with his father and an important photographer on his own.

Weston, Paulette. Laughing Eyes: a Book of Letters Between Edward and Cole Weston 1923–1946. Carmel: Carmel Publishing Co., 1999. ISBN 1-886312-09-5 During the same time a small group of like-minded photographers in the San Francisco area, led by Van Dyke and Ansel Adams, began informally meeting to discuss their common interest and aesthetics. Inspired by Weston's show at the De Young Museum the previous year, they approached the museum with the idea of mounting a group exhibition of their work. They named themselves Group f/64, and in November 1932, an exhibition of 80 of their prints opened at the museum. The show was a critical success. Aware of the continuing and growing interest in his work Alexander Gallery began regular posthumous exhibitions in 1999. These exhibitions stimulated the interest of book publishers keen to

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In 1939, Seeing California with Edward Weston was published, with photographs by Weston and writing by Wilson. Finally relieved from the financial stresses of the past and inordinately happy with his work and his relationship, Weston married Wilson in a small ceremony on April 24. Newhall, Beaumont (1984). Edward Weston omnibus: a critical anthology. Salt Lake City: Peregrine Smith Books. ISBN 0-87905-131-0.

Although he was succeeding professionally his personal life was very complex. For most of their marriage, Flora was able to take care of their children because of an inheritance from her parents. However, the Wall Street crash of 1929 had wiped out most of her savings, and Weston felt increased pressure to help provide more for her and his sons. He described this time as "the most trying economic period of my life." [37]

Maddow, Ben (1973). Edward Weston: Fifty Years; The Definitive Volume of His Photographic Work. Millerton, NY: Aperture. ISBN 0-912334-39-8. ISBN 0-912334-38-X In 1980 his principal dealer, Bristol based Alexander Gallery, were asked to organise and host a trade seminar for members of The Fine Art Trade Guild, the trade association for galleries, The 8 × 10 cameras he preferred were large and heavy, and due to the weight and the cost of the film he never carried more than twelve sheet film holders with him. At the end of each day, he had to go into a darkroom, unload the film holders and load them with new film. This was especially challenging when he was traveling since he had to find a darkened room somewhere or else set up a makeshift darkroom made from heavy canvas. [60] Edward Weston: Color Photography. Tucson: Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, 1986. ISBN 0-938262-14-9

In 1984 Weston was inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum. [89] Major exhibitions [ edit ] I continue the wash down into the foreground leaving again the parts which will indicate bright sunlight, but making the tone a little lower, since the reflections are usually darker than the sky they reflect. Note the white spaces left in the immediate foreground in the water. These are left to suggest movement. Newhall, Nancy (1999). From Adams to Steiglitz, Pioneers of Modern Photography. Aperture. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-89381-372-7. Virgins some of us can never be, but all of us would be foolish if we did not set off with our colour boxes well-trimmed and our water bottles fully charged!

Meanwhile, Flora was spending all of her time caring for their children. Their fourth son, Cole Weston (1919–2003), was born on January 30, 1919, and afterward she rarely had time to leave their home. Due to the war, Point Lobos was closed to the public for several years. Weston continued to work on images centered on Wildcat Hill, including shots of the many cats that lived there. Weston treated them with the same serious intent that he applied to all of his other subjects, and Charis assembled the results into their most unusual publication, The Cats of Wildcat Hill, which was finally published in 1947. Next I needed to put in the distance, indicating the downs beyond the trees and the loose shapes behind the cottage buildings on the left. He went on to become a full member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour, exhibited with the Royal Society of British Artists, and the Royal Society of Marine Artists. In 1933 Weston bought a 4 × 5 Graflex camera, which was much smaller and lighter than the large view camera he had used for many years. He began taking close-up nudes of Noskowiak and other models. The smaller camera allowed him to interact more with his models, while at the same time the nudes he took during this period began to resemble some of the contorted root and vegetables he had taken the year before. [39]

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In 1910 Weston opened his own business, called "The Little Studio", in Tropico. His sister later asked him why he opened his studio in Tropico rather than in the nearby metropolis of Los Angeles, and he replied "Sis, I'm going to make my name so famous that it won't matter where I live." [8]