Minor White

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photograph. Often, Minor compared his work to religious or spiritual events that have happened throughout history. Sometimes he would express his thoughts in his poetry and publish the poem along with the photograph and display them together.
Being proclaimed as one of the most creative photographers of our time would not be far off. Every photograph he took was supposed to inspire thought. He wanting for this was inspired by George Guerdjiff, who wanted to energize the 3 centers of being; intellectual, emotional, and spiritual; in every picture. Guerdjiff was in a time period before White but this makes sense as Guerdjiff's era was beginning as White was learning the art of photography.
The focus of most of White's work is on a spiritual and moral level. He often refers to religious events and events in his life when describing his work. A lot of his work is based upon symbols White would pick out in his own work. Since these symbols were in Whites own mind relating to his own ...

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