Expression through Hands with Imogen Cunningham

Imogen Cunningham was an American photographer who is known for her botanical photography, portraits, and landscapes. On top of this she had a series of photographs of hands. Regarding the topic she said, “You know, whenever I photographed anybody who does anything with his hands, I usually come down and focus on them, and do the hand.” She had an interest in people and their work with their hands, an interest in who they are through their hands. These photographs do not have much context regarding their meanings within Cunningham’s records, so the exploration of gesture…