Aaron Siskind born on December 4, 1903 in New York city.

He was an American
photographer that put work focused on the details of things, presented as flat
surfaces to create a new image independent of the original subject. He is best
known for his innovations in abstract photography. He could transform subject
matter by isolating and framing images from the exterior world to give him fresh
and expanded meaning. One important event about Aaron Siskind is that around
1930, after moving to New York, Siskind joined the film and Photo League, a
cultural organization of the communist party. The social documentary or “street”
photography. One of Aaron's Siskind quotes was “the only nature I’m interested
in is my own nature”. Aarons Siskind accomplishments was that he produced the
harlem document and innovated in abstract photography. He also got an award
for a Guggonheim Fellowship and a distinguished photography Award from the
Friends of photography. Some Personal Information/facts about Aaron Siskind is
that he was a member of the photo league and he participated in projects
designed to document neighborhood life during the depression. He began to
photograph in 1932 and he was an english teacher in New York City of public
education. Siskind worked as a teacher throughout his life, beginning with a
career teaching elementary school and junior high school English from 1926 until
1949. He resigned and briefly tried to earn his living as a photographer, but he
was unable to do so. After moving to Chicago at Harry Callahan's invitation,
Siskind combined his interests by teaching photography at the Institute of Design
at Illinois Institute of Technology for twenty years. Siskind has made an impact
on photography through his creativity.

I chose these 3 photos because of their old and black and white theme.