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John Swope (August 23, 1908 – May 11, 1979) was a photographer for Life, [1] [2] and a commercial pilot who trained United States Army Air Forces pilots during World War II [2] . Biography. He was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1908. [3] He attended Harvard University in 1930.
- August 23, 1908, New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
- May 11, 1979 (aged 70), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- 2, including Topo Swope
- Photography
John Swope (August 23, 1908 – May 11, 1979) was a photographer for Life, and a commercial pilot who trained United States Army Air Forces pilots during World War II.
As one of the first American photographers to set foot on Japanese soil at the end of World War II, even before Japan had officially surrendered, John Swope experienced and recorded a critical, peculiar, and fragile moment in the history of Japan and a war-torn world.
22 de mar. de 2006 · Among the handful of officers and guides aboard this boat was an affable, self-taught, New Jersey-born photographer named John Swope (1908-79), one of a small unit of naval photographers...
20 de ene. de 2018 · Camera Over Hollywood: Photographs by John Swope 1936-1938. January 20, 2018. I’ve only just discovered Camera Over Hollywood: Photographs by John Swope 1936-1938, and a discovery it is. John Swope was a life-long friend of Henry Fonda, James Stewart and Josh Logan.
4 de jun. de 2006 · Early on, Swope (1908-1979) became best known for his insider views of Hollywood in which he captured both the glamorous and the mundane sides of life through intimate portraits of celebrities and behind-the scenes views of movie and theatrical productions.
Like his contemporary Walker Evans, John Swope came to photography from a position of privilege. Unlike Evans, who preferred to find America’s self-invention in subtle details, Swope went straight to Hollywood, the bright, obvious generator of mythology. Initially hired by a producer as an assistant and occasional publicity photographer ...
