Famous+Photographer-+Vittorio+Sella

(August 28th 1859 – August 12th 1943) Sella was an Italian photographer and mountaineer who took photographs of mountains which are known as some of the finest ever made. Sella was born in Biella in the foothills of the Alps and got his interest in __Alpinism__ from his uncle, Quintino Sella. The photography of Vittorio Sella composed by a huge documentation of thousand of negatives and original printings are today preserved at the Sella Foundation. Vittorio Sella specialized in taking __landscape photography__. The high quality of Sella's photography was in mostly due to his use of 30×40 cm photographic plates, even though there was great difficulty of carrying bulky and fragile equipment into remote places. He had to invent equipment, including modified pack saddles and rucksacks, to allow these particularly large glass plates to be transported safely.

__Alpinism__: Mountaineering or mountain climbing is the sport, hobby or profession of hiking, skiing, and climbing mountains.

__Landscape photography__: a genre intended to show different spaces within the world, sometimes vast and unending, but other times microscopic. This popular style of photography is practiced by professionals and amateurs alike. Photographs typically capture the presence of nature and are often free of man-made obstructions. Landscape photographers usually attempt not only to convey the documentary aspect, but also an appreciation of the scenery that is being photographed. (from wikipedia)

In all of the photos, the main principles are depth and triangles. In the majority of the photos (1,2,5) single point is found. You can find the dynamic "s" arrangement within the patterns of mountains. The lighting seems to just be natural mainly because they are landscape photos. These photos represent Sella the best, in my opinion, because he's simply a landscape photographer. And these capture my attention the best of all the photos I could find.

