Edward Curtis [1869-1952]

A grade school dropout, this Pennsylvania kid began building his own cameras at a very early age. He is known for taking pictures of Native Americans and the American West.

On the Banks of Missouri

Amazing shot of a person's silhouette at the edge of a cliff. Very quiet, very still, very soothing to ponder in nature. I like the division of the horizon. THe image is almost divided into 4 squares, making for thought out and well balanced compositon.

Bow River-Blackfoot

This beautiful image of an indian hydrating his horse.  The way this is composed draws the eye into the indians hat and slowly falls into the water through the horse's head. The texture of the ripples in the water is very interesting. That's pretty big horse, eh?

Arikara Girl

Simple shapes, nice contrast and good lighting make for this breath-taking profile of a young woman of the Arikara people. I really like the way her nose peeks through and how shiny her hair is. The stones or shells spice p this other wise bland portrait.

Painted Lodges - Piegan

Repetition of shapes makes the image uniform. A nice transition from the ground up or from the sky onto the floor. I don't think it is all that interesting but i did like it.

Hopi Angel. 1905

Graceful little girl, titled as an angel and I can only defy it so much since she looks gorgeous in this photograph. her eyes and their gaze... wow. I wish the background was a little lighter but whatever, a very nice image.