Stieglitz, Steichen, Kasebier, White and Coburn, and the Background of the Photo – Secession

An overview of the Photo Secession movement between 1902-17

In America and Europe in the 1890’s, photography was not recognised as a fine art, in the same manner as painting or sculpture. It was not even considered to be accepted into art galleries. In countenance to this, groups of various countries most prominent photographers at that time gathered to bring about a change to how photography was regarded in the…