Barbara Morgan (make-up blog #8)

Barbara Morgan is an American photographer whom I particularly like due to her work with dancers. She is also the co-founder of the magazine Aperture. She first began studying art at the University of California, Los Angeles as a painting student. She tried her hand a teaching art for about a year, but then began working at UCLA where she met her husband, photographer Willie D. Morgan, who sparked her interest in photography. In 1935 she met Martha Graham, the pioneer of the modern dance movement, and began photographing her and her company. For many years to come, Graham was the chief photographer for Martha Graham as well as several other dance ensembles.