Among the most memorable images from The Dream Collector is the photograph titled Flood Dream, Ocean City, NJ. It depicts a boy clinging to the roof of a dilapidated home that has washed ashore. The sea has seemingly receded, leaving the structure stranded on a barren, watery plain, while a distant ship looms on the horizon.
New Arrivals
In 1989, Wilkes received the assignment to photograph Michael Jordan for Nike, and being a big fan, Wilkes recalls the opportunity as a highlight shaping the early years in his career. The resulting photograph titled Graffiti Wall captures a moment of dynamic visual contrast, blending iconic street art with the larger-than-life presence of the legendary basketball player, Michael Jordan.
Scottish photographer Albert Watson is one of the most exciting photographers of his generation, with an unparalleled diversity of work uniquely blending art, fashion, and commercial genres. Born in 1942 and raised in Edinburgh, Watson initially pursued graphic design at the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design before transitioning first to film and television at the Royal College of Art in London and then into photography, a decision that would shape his illustrious career.
One of her most celebrated works is a striking portrait of Louis Armstrong, one of the most influential jazz musicians in history. Titled Louis Armstrong Playing Trumpet, the black-and-white photograph offers an up-close glimpse of the musician mid-performance, captured in the midst of the club’s lively ambiance.
Over her 50-year career, acclaimed American photographer Tina Barney has captured the inner dynamics and lifestyles of those around her. Known for her large-scale, color photographs of the upper class, Barney’s work intimately studies the private, social, and cultural lives of East Coast families and Europe’s upper classes.
One of Adam Fuss’ most iconic series, ‘My Ghost,’ embodies his distinctive photographic style and thematic depth. He began the series in 1994, and it is considered one of Fuss’s most iconic and emotionally resonant bodies of work.
Bruce Davidson is an American photographer known for his humanist and intimate approach to documentary style photography. Chronicling some of the most important stories of the 20th century, his photographs have profiled subject matters such as the Civil Rights Movement, subways, circus performers and the rise of the teen culture in America.
One of the photographs from Stettner’s early work that present Stettner’s highly aesthetic and observational eye is ‘Fifties Graffiti’, dated 1954-56. The image shows two elegant dalmatians on the backseat of a convertible.
One of the many figures Yousuf Karsh photographed was the celebrated architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The portrait, taken in 1954, presents Wright in a seated position with hands clasped, looking what seems to be at Karsh rather than directly at the camera.