photographer Archives | That Elusive Image

Black-and-white photograph of a woman photographer adjusting a large-format bellows camera on a tripod inside a studio, surrounded by vintage studio lights. She looks down with focused concentration as she fine-tunes the lens, capturing a moment of careful craftsmanship and early photographic practice.

Photographer: Lotte Jacobi

Learn why her work remains influential and highly collectible in today’s art market.

Photographer: Francesca Woodman

Woodman’s hauntingly intimate photography continues to captivate and inspire audiences worldwide, cementing her place as one of the most influential figures in contemporary photography.

A dramatic, stylized image of Arthur Fellig, aka Weegee, wearing a fedora and suit, holding a large field camera with a flash bulb raised to his eye, a cigar clenched in his mouth. He is shown in black and white against a blurred, colorful nighttime city street with glowing lights and buildings.

Weegee: Society of the spectacle

The exhibit at the International Center for Photography in NYC offers a provocative dive into the dark and gritty world of Arthur Fellig, better known as Weegee.

A close-up, colorful scene of tangled 35mm film strips scattered across a surface, interspersed with small camera lenses and components, glowing with vibrant blue, purple, orange, and gold light.

Photographer: Hugh Rogers

A remarkable first photography professor, Hugh created an environment that was as inspiring as it was informative.