Thursday, February 17, 2011

Historical Photographer




Auguste - Rosalie Bisson

Born 1826 in Paris France

Died 1900 Paris France

Came from a family of photographers
- father and brother

Took many expeditions to photograph various places

First to take pictures from the summit of Mont Blanc

Known for landscape photography

I originally picked this photo because they looked to me like toy soldiers. On closer speculation they were people in dark shadows. But I thought the play of light and zoom was interesting in this photo. The people almost disappear in the crevices of the rock, which give us an idea of how big the mountains are. 

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