. . Text by Steve Cohen, Copyright 2020 . Photo Credits: Frank Gehry Studio and the Philadelphia Museum of Art When the most flamboyant architect in the world was awarded the job of redesigning the interior — just the interior — of the Philadelphia Art Museum, the choice appeared to be puzzling. Frank Gehry’s … Read more
. Unfortunately, I never got a chance to meet Charles Gatewood in person. I was familiar with his subcultural work from his books, magazine assignments, and exhibitions. I admired his anthropologic curiosity and his significant contributions to the medium of photography and its history. We got to know each other on social media … Read more
Photography and Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2020 Ike’s Study . I visited Ike Hay at his home on many occasions. He was a great teacher of art and design at Millersville University where we first met when I was an undergraduate student from 1974 to 1977. I took several classes with him as … Read more
Photography and Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2020 When I first started my professional career in 1980 as a staff photographer for the behemoth pharmaceutical company, Smithkline & French I was assigned to photograph executives for the company at a sales meeting held in Las Vegas, Nevada. I booked a hotel room at the … Read more
Photography and Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2020 Close Up’s: 1990’s . During the early 1990’s, I purchased what would eventually become an indispensable piece of equipment for my portrait photography, the ring flash. This unique flash lamp that creates shadowless light on a subjects face at close range intrigued me from the … Read more