Edward Burtynsky, OC is a Canadian photographer and artist. Born in 1955 in St. Catharines, Ontario, he studied at the Ryerson Polytechnic University, where he obtained a B.A. in photographic arts, and at the Niagara College, where he obtained a diploma in graphic arts. His work appears in a numbe

Architectural, Conceptual, Conceptual photography, Landscape, Monumental

Baldessari's work involves mundane objects tagged with equally unremarkable texts that often produce barks of laughter and/or cynicism from viewers. His compositions are montages of apparently unrelated visual or textual fragments from photographs, film stills, newspapers, magazines, and artworks.

Conceptual photography, In-your-face, Quirky, Visceral, Whimsical

The statuesque Weimaraners that are the subjects of William Wegman's signature portraits have less to do with the stranded kittens of 'Hang in There' poster fame than they do with the works of Cindy Sherman or even Edward Weston. Like Sherman, Wegman is a practitioner of setup photography, a method i

Cartoonish, Conceptual photography, Playful, Witty

Justine Kurland's photographs are about adolescence, awkwardness, girls, the American landscape, secrets, and quiet, private dreams of community that hide behind tough exteriors and blank faces. Relatively large-scale, and often theatrically staged, Kurland's images position their subjects hanging ou

Conceptual photography, Figurative, Portrait