This Colorful Exhibit by Sheila Metzner is Every Fashion Photographer's Reverie (NSFW)

The pictorialist art movement in photography reached its peak in the 19th century. Artists such as Oscar Gustave Rejlander, Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, Gertrude Käsebier, and Julia Margaret Cameron were influential figures who pushed the boundaries of photography. They sought to have the medium recognized not only for its documentary capabilities but also for its artistic vision. Over time, pictorialism was practiced by a limited number of artists, and it was even rarer to see this appro...