<P> Edward Henry Weston ( March 24 , 1886 -- January 1 , 1958 ) was a 20th - century American photographer . He has been called `` one of the most innovative and influential American photographers ... '' and `` one of the masters of 20th century photography . '' Over the course of his 40 - year career Weston photographed an increasingly expansive set of subjects , including landscapes , still lives , nudes , portraits , genre scenes and even whimsical parodies . It is said that he developed a `` quintessentially American , and specially Californian , approach to modern photography '' because of his focus on the people and places of the American West . In 1937 Weston was the first photographer to receive a Guggenheim Fellowship , and over the next two years he produced nearly 1,400 negatives using his 8 × 10 view camera . Some of his most famous photographs were taken of the trees and rocks at Point Lobos , California , near where he lived for many years . </P>
what type of photography did edward weston do
landscapes still lives nudes portraits genre scenes whimsical parodies