Photographers, Graphic Designers

and Magazine Creators Research

PhotographersAnsel Adams

Jerry Uelsmann

Ansel Adams was an American photographer and an environmentalist. He was born February 20th 1902 and dies April 22nd 1984. He is best known for his black and white photos of landscapes in West America, especially Yosemite National Park. His photos have been re-made for

calendars, posters and books. Along with Fred Archer, he developed the ‘Zone System’ - the idea is to get the correct exposure regardless of the situation.He regularly used large-format cameras as their high resolution ensured the sharpness he achieved in his photos. Along with Willard Van Dyke, Edward Weston and several others, he founded a photography group called Group f/64. This was a group of photographers who shared the same the same photographic style. This photographic style was a sharp-focused and carefully framed style, particularly of the Western US.

Jerry Uelsmann was born June 11th 1934 and is an American photographer. He continued the development of the photographic technique of photomontage. This uses two or more photos, and by cutting, overlapping and rearranging, a new image is created. He has gained a few awards since he started doing photography. For example, he is part of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain and has been introduced into the Florida Artist Hall of Fame in 1994.His work is known worldwide. And because of this, his work has been placed in many museums

globally. His work is in museums such as The Museum of Modern Art in New York, The Victoria and Albert Museum in London, The Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography and even The Museum of Photography in Seoul.

Graphic DesignersStefan Sagmeister

Erik Spiekermann

Stefan Sagmeister was born August 6th 1962. He is an Austrian graphic designer and typographer. who currently works in New York. Some of his work has been placed in exhibitions globally including New York, Tokyo and Osaka, Seoul, Paris and Berlin. He also co-directed a documentary (The Happy Film) which was premiered at the Tribeca Film festive. Along with Jessica Welsh, he co-founded a design firm called Sagmeister & Welsh inc. Their band creates identities, commercials, websites, apps, films and books, amongst many other products.

Erik Spiekermann is one of the world’s most prominent graphic designer and typographers. He believes that good designers have to be “able to recognise patterns and mimic them. They need to be analytically and aesthetically-minded. They need to juggle facts and emotions”. He has worked with The Rolling Stones.

Magazine CreatorsRobbie Spencer - Dazed

Khanh Tran - The Kraze

Robbie Spencer, a 29 year old stylist and magazine creator, uses a unique style of photography for his covers. He likes to use bugs and butterflies on the models’ faces and sticky food on their bodies. He has styled Daniel Radcliffe into a zombie for a shoot. He has worked with brands including Topman, Diesel Black Gold and Neil Barrett.

In 2014, Khanh Tran graduated from Westwood College with a B.S. in Graphic Design and is majoring in Communications. After graduation, she worked with tvarious government, private sector and non-profit clients providing designs. However, her main skill is in print design - publications, promotional material and infographics. Since 2011, she has been a fan of K-pop and has wanted to find a way to link her two passions together and therefore created The Kraze magazine.