Aaron Siskind

Photographer Aaron Siskind (1903-1991) guides us through his documentary work in the 1930s to his last period of abstraction. We see him photographing, printing, and discussing his life and work. Winner of a Gold Plaque Award at the Chicago International Film Festival.

This film interprets the life and work of American photographer Harry Callahan, guided by his thoughts about photography and reminiscences of Ansel Adams, Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, and Aaron Siskind. The film includes Callahan at work in 1973 and 1983, segments of his films, archival film of him teaching at the Rhode Island School of Design and recent interviews. A moving tribute to one of this century's most distinguished photographers.