20th and 21st Century Photographers and Significant Dates By britt131 Jan 1, 1880 Eugène Atget took up Photography Period: Jan 1, 1880 to Jan 1, 2000 20th and 21st Century Photographers and Significant Dates Jan 1, 1904 Alfred Stieglitz advocated the artistic legitimacy of photography in the US Jan 1, 1912 Andre Kertesz began photographing Jan 1, 1917 Nikon was Established Jan 1, 1921 Man Ray moved to Paris where he became famous for his portraits and for shooting fashion photography Jan 1, 1930 Max Dupain began working on portraiture Jan 1, 1934 Edward Weston continued to explore natural forms, landscapes, nudes and people. Feb 19, 1934 ive Cotton focused on us of light and form Jan 1, 1938 Walker Evans’ first decade of photography displayed in the Museum of Modern Art Jan 1, 1939 Development of multi-layer negative films Jan 1, 1940 Barbara Morgan began photography and adapted the electronic flash (speedlight) Jan 1, 1975 Bill Henson’s first solo exhibition. Jan 1, 1976 Cindy Sherman moved to New York to persue her career as a Photographer. Jan 1, 1977 Barbara Kruger began photography Jan 1, 1980 Pat Bassington worked primarily black and white photoshoots. Jan 1, 1984 W Eugene Smith inducted into International Photography Hall of Fame Jan 1, 1989 Tracey Moffat had her first exhibition displayed in the Australia Centre for Photography Jan 1, 1990 Adobe Photoshop released Jan 1, 1991 First digital SLR camera introduced Jan 1, 2000 Camera Phone introduced
