It's About People! Tina Modotti's Socially Engaged Photography
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Tina Modotti's biography reads like an action thriller of the last century: exciting, fascinating and romantic. Her photography is formal, modernist, and poetic.
"A recognized master of early twentieth century photography, Tina Modotti began her fine art and documentary photography career in Mexico in the 1920s while working with Edward Weston."—The Library of Congress
Here, we have Stairs, Mexico City. On one level, a simple picture of simple stairs; wood and patina. But on another level, it's an abstracted meditation on architectural form and substance.
Telephone Wires, Mexico and Cactus have a similar feel. In others pictures, we can see the social engagement and politics that Modotti was so committed to: Workers Parade and Mella's Typewriter. On many levels, Tina Modotti was a photographer of substance. She also, obviously, had a great style!
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At 16, Jackson got a job on the evening shift in a photolab, and has been active in photography ever since. Along the years he's done food photography and photographed weddings, lighting and tech work, colour grading and retouching, editorial portraits, documentary projects, photo editing, bookmaking, teaching, and writing.
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