Birthdate: 1840
Origin: New York City, New York. Everywhere
Education: Unknown. Limited photography apprenticeship.
Date of Creation: 1871
Significance
Tim O’Sullivan was known for two major things in his life. The first was photographing the American Civil War. A lot of the work that is out there is of scenes during and after battles. He traveled a lot across the United States and also joined some geographic studies. Notably, he photographed prehistoric ruins (the first to have done so in the US) and the geographic study of the Panama Canal.
This photograph was part of another geographic study in which he joined an Army general to capture the Southwest United States in the late 1800’s. He faced starvation during this trip because a boat capsized. Fortunately, he survived and so did some of the negatives!
Techniques
Tim is known for his careful framing and composition of pictures. His attempts were to create photographs which carried a deeper meaning and conveyed a sense of respect. This was most applicable to his landscape photographs, such as the one above.
Motivations
His motivations were to create deeper meaning of environments than what might otherwise happen without careful consideration of the place itself.
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