Man Ray

Man Ray was an American photographer who spent most of his time in both Paris and America in the early 1900s. He was born in Philadelphia on August 27, 1890. He lived in South Philadelphia and then moved to Brooklyn. In the 1920s her moved to Paris to export his "American" ideas and inventions. He returned to America, where he settled into the peculiar world of Califronia and married Juliet Browner.

Man Ray worked in the world of photography, but did not become a photographer (although for years he was forced to work as one in order to live). He made several films, such as Return to Reason and Mystery of the Dice Palace.

Man Ray's photos are as much about ideas as they are about the composition of the photo. Zoe's photos are about ideas in addition to being representational. The intention of Zoe and Man Ray's photos is that they the viewer to finish the picture; when you look at the picture, you want to know the story behind it. Both are very expressive photographers.

Zoe and Man Ray are different because Zoe is a photographer of the 21st Century and Man Ray is not. Also, Zoe does her work in color, while Man Ray worked in both color and black and white.