Alvin Langdon Coburn 1882 - 1966 Soft Focus Photography
 Early 20th century photographer who play a key role in the development of American pictorialism - which means he had a keen eye for the form and structure of the visual object in front of the lens and turned it into art photography without the benefit of the dark room tweaking or enhancement. Alvin Coburn the first major photographer to emphasize the visual potential of elevated viewpoints. Coburn's photography at once capture the picture and abstract form of his view of the world