A. Aubrey Bodine: Master Pictorialist's Legacy Preserved Online

The news release highlights the remarkable photographic legacy of A. Aubrey Bodine (1906-1970), who was regarded as one of the finest pictorialists of the twentieth century in international photographic circles. His career began in 1923 covering stories for the Baltimore Sunday Sun, where he created extraordinary documentary images that combined artistic design and lighting effects far beyond typical newspaper standards. Bodine's work, including the featured image of Baltimore Transit Company units at Carroll Park shop (ID# 48-460), demonstrates his belief that photography could be a creative discipline, treating his camera and darkroom equipment as tools similar to a painter's brush or sculptor's chisel.

Bodine's exceptional craftsmanship involved constant experimentation with photographic techniques, including composing images directly in the viewfinder, working on negatives with dyes and intensifiers, pencil marking, scraping, and even adding clouds photographically. His rationale for these technical alterations was that, like a painter working from a model, he selected features that suited his sense of mood, proportion and design. The website www.aaubreybodine.com serves as the central platform for preserving and sharing his legacy, offering more than 6,000 photographs spanning his 47-year career available for viewing and purchase as reprints and note cards.

The website also hosts the full text of "A Legend In His Time," the biography written by Harold A. Williams, Bodine's editor and closest friend, providing comprehensive insight into this remarkable artist's life and work. For those interested in acquiring his images or learning more, contact information is provided through info@AAubreyBodine.com or 1-800-556-7226, ensuring continued access to this important photographic heritage that originally appeared on citybiz.