born in 1938 in the Bronx, New York City, Meyerowitz earned a bachelor of fine arts degree from ohio state university, where he studied painting and medical illustration. He worked as a graphic designer and art director until he took up photography in 1962, having been inspired after working with Robert frank on a photo assignment. In the 60’s meyerowitz was instrumental in changing the attitude toward the use of color photography from one of resistance to nearly universal acceptance. He uses an 8x10 large format camera to produce luminous photographs of landscapes and people, and has published 16 books including the seminal book, Cape Light.
District News magazine once said, “To read a Meyerowitz image is to see the elements in his photographs come together to form multiple narratives, delightful little stories within the greater context of the larger world”
Cape Light is considered a classic work of color photography and has sold more than 100,00 copies during its 25-year life.
Composition: in this collection, Meyerowitz is very interested in capturing all the lights and darks & details of shadows within them as well as colors captured in the sky, sea & foreground. The horizon is present dividing line in each photograph, he uses it to divide the cloud details from the beach or subject matter.
Concept: to capture every detail and color of that particular place during a specific time
Method: large format 8x10 camera
Motivations: Meyerowitz is very interested in the sensation he gets from things – their surface and color–his memory of them in other conditions as well as their connotative qualities. When producing his images, he wanted to feel more and experience more feelings from a photograph, and wanted bigger images that would describe things more fully & more cohesively.
My opinion: His images are beautifully composed using a great sense of light and color. They give you a sense of tranquility and comfort.
Awards:
1971 Guggenheim Foundation
1974 CAPS NY State Arts Fellowship
1978 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
1979 Guggenheim Foundation
1980 National Endowment for the Humanities
1981 Photographer of the year, Friends of Photography
1986 Photography book of the year, ASMP
1990 Photographer of the year, Japan
1999 Best of Festival, Windy City Film Festival, for POP
Best Documentary in Humanitarian Tradition, Athens Film Festival, for POP
1999 Century Award for Lifetime Achievement, Museum of photographic arts, San Diego
2002 Royal photographic society, honorary fellowship, royal photographic society, London, England
2003 IPC professional photographer leadership award, international photographic council
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