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DAY 263 | FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPHERS |
Howard Schatz (1940–)
DREAMING UNDERWATER
Photography began as a weekend hobby for Howard Schatz, who was at that time a world-famous retina specialist with a thriving practice and a professorship at UCSF Medical Center. Eventually, he decided to take a sabbatical and devote his time to photographic pursuits, which led to a prolific second career.
Schatz’s passion for the human body is conveyed in his images of models adorned with roses and sequins, swathed in chiffon, or contorted in impossible knots. The majority of his work is a visual celebration of the movement, grace and form of athletes and dancers, ...
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