Actress and singer Betty Compton. Photographed by William Mortensen. Early 1920's.
Actress and singer Betty Compton.
Photographed by William Mortensen.
(Early 1920's.)
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Today’s Decay welcomes you back into the Twilight Zone…
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This is a brief post with linked references for anyone interested in learning more about the photographer William Mortensen. Ansel Adams famously despised Mortensen and even referred to him as the "anti-Christ".
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A brief note on one of my favorite photographer's more memorable author's dedications.
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William Mortensen's commentary about photographers becoming preoccupied with and distracted by the technical aspects of photography at the expense of creating art.
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William Herbert Mortensen (1897-1965)
"Obsession", ca. 1930
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William Mortensen
“Shrapnel” 1927
Masterpiece
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#NewYork: spending 4h at
Stephen Romano Gallery looking at 300 vintage prints of #Americanphotographer #WilliamMortensen of the silent movie era. This work is 100 years old and has lost nothing of its archetypal power.
I bought the first image, called '#Secrets'.
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My original (SIGNED) print by William Mortensen of Sojin Kamiyama from The Thief of Baghdad. Ansel Adams said the photographer was the antichrist haha. My most prized piece. #WilliamMortensen #Sojin #maddash
