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I am sad to say my favorite photographer Julius Shulman has passed away. He died this week in his home in LA. He was 98 years old. He is most famous for his architectural photography of the mid century modern California homes. He got his start when a friend asked him to come visit a home designed by architect Richard Neutra. So Shulman brought along his amateur pocket camera. He snapped some shots of the home and Neutra was totally impressed with his work. This led to Shulman photographing the famous Case Study Homes for Arts & Architecture magazine. He has photographed many modernist buildings and homes including designs by Charles and Ray Eames, Frank Lloyd Wright, Raphael Soriano, Pierre Koenig, Oscar Niemeyer, Eero Saarinen, Mies Van Der Rohe and more.

Shulman was well liked because he brought life to glass and steel by using human models in his photographs.

two of his famous masterpieces

Case Study House no. 22 by Pierre Koenig

Kaufmann house by Richard Neutra.

for more photography by Julius Shulman, check out the following books

PHOTOGRAPHY OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN BY JULIUS SHULMAN 1977

PIERRE KOENIG by James Steele (2002)

NEUTRA - SURVIVAL THROUGH DESIGN BY BARBARA LAMPRECHT