photogtaphy Robert Frank and gerhard richter

 robert frank
townscape work he takes his townscape photos in black and white. he uses realistic photo form. he is an important figure in america photography and film making. frank was born to a wealthy jewish family in Switzerland. after world war 2 he had idea to go in to photography, he trained with a few photography and graphic designers and after training he made his first hand made book of photographs in around 1946. frank moved to the united kingdom in 1947. then he got a job in new york city as a fashion photographer for Harper Bazaar.
 I personally like his work because its old fashioned and i like that look its very subtle and unique, plus he has an interesting story to him.

 Gerhard richter he also does his work in black and white and some of his work is abstract. he came from dresden. he's a german visual artist, he's one of the pioneers of the European painting  that emerged in the second half of the twentieth century. also producing abstract as well as photorealistic paintings and photographs and glass pieces.