Thursday, January 20, 2011

Timothy O'Sullivan



Timothy O'Sullivan was a classic photographer shooting allot of scenery. He was born in 1840. Timothy started his photography career in New York City he was about 30 years old. He worked for Mathew Brandy he was very well known for his studio work. Mathew Brandy h a group of photographers who h sent out to take photos of the civil war. In this group of photographers was Alexander Gardener he left the group and took Timothy O'Sullivan the best photographer in the group with him to open his own studio. After the civil war Timothy O'Sullivan was one of the first photographers to go to the west of America talk photographs of the scenery an take them back to the east coast so they all knew what wonders were to the west. AfterTimothy return to Washington DC h then died there 2 years later of Tuberculosis.


While Timothy was taking picture in the west the photos h took were of ; grand caynon, Colorado river, canyon DE chelle, and death valley.


canyon de chelle
The sunlight on the canyon wall and rocks spirals on them and makes them look three dimensional.
 

Death Valley


Grand canyon


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