Sunday 22 January 2012

Dennis Hopper the Photographer

Were you aware that Dennis Hopper was not only a brilliant actor, but an acclaimed photographer? Neither was I until recently reading an article in Yen.

It was the both famous and infamous Jimmy Dean who recommended to his friend, Hopper, on the set of their movie Rebel Without a Cause to pursue a secondary art to acting. Self taught, Hopper clearly demonstrates a natural ability to capture a photograph that is a work of art as well as a document of social and political history in America. Subject, composition, depth & contrast; they're all present in his photos.

Read more here.

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