Steichen, Lotus
Edward Steichen Lotus was born in a small European country, Luxembourg, in 1879. But, him and his family moved to the Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1881, he was only two years old. When he was a teenager, he realized that he loved art, especially painting, and moved to Paris in 1900. But, he gave up painting a few years later to become a photographer. In 1917, he made aerial photography unit in France after he joined the U.S. Army, but when the war was over, he became interested in taking pictures of plants, flowers and creatures like insects. In 1923, he was offered a job as a photographer for "vanity fair" and "vogue". This was a turning point in his career and made him famous. 14 years later, he decided to stop working for these companies and became a Navy officer during World War II. After the war, he continued to take pictures of things he loved until 1973, when he died in France.
Sources:
http://agnautacouture.com/2013/08/04/edward-steichen-a-painter-by-training-turned-to-photography/
http://www.britannica.com/biography/Edward-Steichen
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