7 years ago, I did my design thesis on photography based on the work of Julius Shulman. I truly admired the pioneering work of his unsurpassed delicacy through deep understanding of spatial relationship and the power of dramatic tonal variations within images of his photography.
Julius Shulman (1910–2009) began his career as an architectural photographer in 1936 when he showed Richard Neutra some photographs he had made of the architect’s Kun Residence in Los Angeles. Neutra liked the images and asked Shulman to photograph more of his houses for him. Ultimately, Shulman photographed most of Neutra’s work and was introduced to other modernist architects working in Southern California. His extraordinary client list eventually included Charles and Ray Eames, Pierre Koenig, John Lautner, Rudolf Schindler, Raphael Soriano, Frank Lloyd Wright, and hundreds of others. Shulman did not merely document significant architecture, but interpreted it, becoming one of the most important and influential architectural photographers in history. When most people think of modernist architecture, it is Shulman’s images that come to mind. As Neutra said, “His work will survive me. Film is stronger and good glossy prints are easier to ship than brute concrete, stainless steel, or even ideas.” Shulman is the only photographer to have been granted honorary lifetime membership in the American Institute of Architects. He was given a lifetime achievement award by ICP in 1998.
Read more about him via architectmagazine.com & Julius Shulman Film.
Tuesday today and this is my inspiration.
“What good is a dream house if you haven’t got a dream?” -Julius Shulman
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