History of Photography podcast

Photographer Jeff Curto is Professor Emeritus of

Photography at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. His
teaching efforts earned him an Honorable Mention in the
Santa Fe Center for Photography’s annual Teacher of the Year
– Patron Saint of Photography award for 2007. In 2013, Jeff
was named as an Apple Distinguished Educator. Each year for
the last 20, Apple Computer has selected 100 educators who
are ambassadors, advisors, advocates, and authors of
authentic and innovative content and Jeff has now joined
that group of 2000 education professionals.

Originally, the History of Photography podcast is recorded

during his History of Photography course lectures. Originally
intended for students in the class.

When he stopped teaching the class, started creating shorter

podcasts about the history of the medium. This is a top quality
podcast and a perfect example of how one person can share
his knowledge through podcasting for the betterment of all of
us. Each podcast is a lecture from Jeff Curto's History of
Photography class at College of DuPage in Illinois. The
experience is really like you're auditing this interesting class.
The lecture slides are included in this Enhanced Podcast for
viewing on your iPod or iTunes, and extra handouts and larger
versions of the slides are available on his website. These
history lessons have given me a much better understanding
of where it came from , who has shaped its development, and
how it affects our society. p e f

If your interest in photography goes beyond the number of

megapixels the latest Canon or Nikon cameras have, this
podcast is a must. Jeff Curto is a professor of photography at
a college in Chicago's suburbs, and you get to sit in on his
lectures as he covers photography's origins and evolution
through the present day. Beyond the discussions on the
technology, styles, and famous, infamous, and anonymous
photographers, you will get a good dose on the impact of
photography on the world, culture, and society. This last
aspect is my favorite part of the podcast.
 The lectures are long as each episode is a complete class
session. This makes it great for a long commute on the
subway on my way to work. Jeff's podcast has all his class
slides with his notes and examples, so a Video iPod comes in
great if you want to listen away from your computer. These
lectures on everyone from Daguerre to Cartier-Bresson to
Meyerowitz offer a lot of great information. The enhanced
podcasts work well with images supporting Jeff's points and
vice versa. Includes plenty of interesting info. on how the
technology of photography has progressed.

Photo History – Class 14 – Szarkowski: How To See

If I need to single out one of my favorites, it would be this
one. During his 29-year tenure as Director of the photography
department at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the
great curator and photographer John Szarkowski (1925 to
2007) changed the way the world saw photography.
This short class session introduces Szarkowski’s work and was
followed by a film about him. John Szarkowski: Photographs is
the first retrospective of the esteemed photographer’s work.
The exhibition features Szarkowski’s early photographs—
beginning with pictures of his native Midwest dating from
1943 and continuing through his acceptance of a curatorial
post at The Museum of Modern Art in 1962—as well as his later
works, many of which were made around his farm in upstate
New York. Though they vary in subject and date, viewed
together the prints present a remarkable and consistent
vision. Informed by a humanist sensibility, they depict the
lived landscape, both urban and rural, and impart a sense of
history, place, and the way Americans once regarded the land.
Szarkowski is one of the most influential photography
curators and critics of the twentieth century.

Jana Naumoska
FO OVK 2 letnik
2019/2020