We started off looking at a special exhibit of works by Israeli photographer Adi Nes. It was made up of huge color photographs, each one meticulously posed. They were very cinematic. I think some of the photos worked better than others. He refers to art history a lot in his work but overall, I wasn't a huge fan of the exhibit. However, I always love seeing exhibits featuring artists I'm not familiar with.
Anyway, the rest of the museum was even cooler. They had a ton of photo history stuff to see. Their collection was the best group of photos I've ever seen. They had work by artists like Henri Cartier-Bresson, Julia Margaret Cameron, Eadweard Muybridge, etc... It was over a week ago so I don't remember the other legendary artists included, but trust me...there were tons of them. They also had a great collection of vintage film cameras. My favorite class I've ever taken was the History of Photography so this museum was really fun for me to visit. I will definitely go back.
After we made our way through the relatively small museum and everyone headed back towards the study center, I stayed behind to check out the gift shop. They had so many books there that I would love to have. I flipped through a compilation book of "Camera Work" containing old ads, cover designs and published photos. That was cool. Then I got a little lost getting back to the study center because my sense of direction is not the best.
