19 10 worked as a photographer, studied in Gerriets and later became a cinematographer. An important figure in American photography in the 20th century. On the one hand, strand's photography was influenced by neo-abstract painting and sculpture artists organized by Stiglitz, such as Picasso, Braque and Brancasi, on the other hand, it was influenced by photographers in the 9th century, such as David Octavius Hill (1802- 1870) and robert adamson (1870). 182 1- 1848) and Julia Margaret Cameron (18 15- 1879), and the influence of modern photographers like edward steichen. Stiglitz wrote in a paper on 19 16: "strand is a young man I have observed for many years ... Undoubtedly, he is the only important photographer in the United States since alvin langdon coburn ... He really added some original landscapes to his photography."