Friends of Photography. Seven Workshop Catalogs, 1982–1989. Aperture Magazine Technical Transition: The volume showcases

Technical Transition: The volume showcases his mastery over different formats

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"Truly did my camera record their faces

Ralph Stettner

Christopher James

Friends of Photography. Seven Workshop Catalogs, 1982–1989. Aperture Magazine Technical Transition: The volume showcasesIn its heyday, the Friends of Photography, which began in Carmel with the encouragement of Ansel Adams and later moved to San Francisco, was a major educational organization that hosted workshops by highly renowned photographers, photo historians, critics, et al. These illustrated catalogs document the FOP's programs in the 1980s, with workshop descriptions and biographies of the faculty. Some of the teachers in these catalogs were Ansel Adams, Ruth