• Albert Renger-Patzsch (1897-1966)

Visual similarities between natural and industrial forms through the lens of realism.

• Bill Brandt (1904-1983)

Female form through abstraction, distortion, and unconventional perspectives using wide-angle lens to explore the interplay between the human body and its environment.

• Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004)

Ephemeral human moments portrayed through a fusion of spontaneity and precise composition.

• Ralph Gibson (1939)

Eroticism and desire depicted through high-contrast, fragmented compositions that isolate objects and figures from their contexts.

• Lewis Hine (1874-1940)

Industrial labor, human dignity, and photographic realism during the Machine Age.

• Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932)

The intricate architecture of plants, revealing them as natural sculptures of form and symmetry.