Photo History 1

In the process of growing a beard for 4 months during the now defunct but previously biennial Whiskerino, One of the series that I created that is dear to my heart is the Photo History Monday. I sought to weekly and faithfully recreate important photographs in the history of photography (the format might differ because all photographs had to be horizontal with a 4x3 aspect ratio).

Here are the fruits of that labor. If you wish to see my commentary on these photos or the other photographs...check out the above link and look for "Shotgun Willie" (or click here)

Enjoy. (click titles to see original photo)

"Daguerreotype Portrait of Louis Daguerre" by Jean-Baptiste Sabatier-Blot, 1844

"Human Physiognomy" by Duchenne de Boulogne, c. 1862

"Self Portrait" by Edward Steichen, 1903

"Les Larmes (Tears)" by Man Ray, 1930-32

"Migrant Mother" by Dorothea Lange, 1936

(or as I like to call it...Migrant Father)

"Concentration Camp Guard" by Lee Miller, 1945

"Charleston, South Carolina" by Robert Frank, 1955

Photo History 2

...and round two of Photo History Monday...

"Gun 1, New York" by William Klein

"Beekeeper, David, 5/9/81" by Richard Avedon

"Hands on Knees" by John Coplans

"Untitled Film Still #13, 1978 by Cindy Sherman

"The Illuminated Man, 1986" by Duane Michals

from Ward 81 by Mary Ellen Mark

"Identical Twins, Roselle, New Jersey, 1967" by Diane Arbus

from What Remains by Sally Mann

"Whisper of the Muse" 1865 by Julia Margaret Cameron

"Self Portrait as a Drowned Man" 1840 by Hippolyte Bayard

I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did. All photographs taken for this project are straight photographs. Only minor editing to contrast and color in Photoshop was allowed by Whiskerino, making this challenge all the more exciting and fun.