- White mainly used a large format camera
- Minor White is known for shooting infrared landscapes
- In Minor White's perspective he did not photograph something for "what it is", but "for what else it is".
- White was always interested in the spiritual content of his photos
- White was inspired by famous photographer, Edward Weston's use of realism and tonal beauty in his photography
- His later work consists of the sky acting as background in a lot of his pictures
- Minor White liked to shoot photos from a high view point
After the war, White’s photographs began to reflect something important. They reflected spiritual issues and the influence of his studies of Roman Catholicism, Zen Buddhism, and mysticism. White had believed that both taking and viewing a photograph are spiritual and intelligent acts. A photograph is capable of expressing an abstract work of art, and what it creates for the viewer is nearly as important as what the artist had in mind, when they had taken the picture.
Clearly, after White had been serving in the war, and came back to taking photos, he had a different approach to what he wanted his photos to be like. This indicates that a photographer's inspiration for a photo can always change, but the photographer themselves never do.
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