Great Black and White Photographers part 3

 1.)  What first caught my eye about this photographer is that she has many picture of well dressed women looking away from the camera, she has a wierd way of putting one or more stories into every picture she takes.  Alot of her pictures were taking around the time of world war II.  So many of her photos show signs of sadness or perserverence.  I chose the two photos below because even though the photos are in black and white, the photos are not dull at all, they are very clear.

2.)  I see a women, being followed, maybe drowning.  She is independent and does not need help from anyone.  She has been through touph times and just wants to come out to be something more than just a regular women of her time.  I smell the exaust of the train and the iron of the tracks, The womens perfume.  I hear the trains whistle and tires screeching on the train track.  The water running along the land, and the sound of the water as it moves around splashing.  I taste the water that is possibly filling the lungs of the women who appears to about to drown, and the polluted air inside the train station.  I feel the fear or insecurity of the women as she feels the need to look over her shoulder, the relaxation of letting one self just lay back and float in the water.


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Toni Frissel
Toni has no definant record of the exact date of her birth but it is said to be in 1907.  She was born in New York City.  She was married to McNeil Bacon.  She worked with so many great photographers of her age, and was involved in an apprenticeship with Cecil Beaton.  She started of being a fashion photographer in 1931 for Vogue.  After being a fashion photographer for a few years Toni wanted to take on new challenges, so she volunteered to be a photographer for the red cross during world war 2 in 1941 and was the official photographer for the Womens Army Corps.  She took countless photos of nurses and soldiers fighting on the front lines putting her life in danger to catch maybe just a handful of good photos.  After the war ended she started taking pictures for sports illustrated.  She is the first women to work for sports illustrated in 1953.  She also illustrated several books such as, A childs garden of verses, Bermuda, Mother Goose, The King Ranch, and Tethered.  Unfortunantly Toni Frissel died on April 17, 1988 of Alzhiemers Disease.