Rachel Zurer's week 1 submission

First, the favorite photographer. I had a heck of a time finding any pictures online or even in books by John H. White, who won the 1982 Pulitzer prize in feature photography for his pictures of Chicago. He's a photojournalist, but having seen some of his stuff at the Newseum in Washington, D.C, I can pretty strongly say he's an artist too. Here's some of what I could scrounge up:

This is one of the Pulitzer photos. There are more. I love them.

Artist Ron Blackburn painting an outdoor wall mural at the corner of 33rd and Giles Streets in Chicago. October 1973 (NWDNS-412-DA-13776)

National Archives and Records Administration

Chicago ghetto on the South Side. May 1973 (NWDNS-412-DA-13768)
National Archives and Records Administration

Three photos from my own archive (all taken in Taipei, Taiwan in 2006):

And finally, a new one for this class: