Eliot Porter is often overshadowed by his more famous brother, Fairfield. That situation could change. Eliot’s role in photography will only become easier to see and appreciate.

Eliot Porter (American, 1901-1990) created a new way of viewing the world by introducing color to landscape photography, which today has become commonplace. Porter began working in color in 1939, long ...

eliot porter’s nature MODERN MENAGERIE At Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland, Maine, through March 18 and open ended, respectively. 207-775-6148, www.portlandmuseum.org .

The American photographer Eliot Porter (1901-1990), whose work is the subject of a large retrospective exhibition at the Portland Museum of Art in Portland, Me., had a lucky life. Born to a family … ...

It's been said that when asked "Why birds?" photographer Eliot Porter replied as if it were obvious: "Because they fly." The thing is, these are so much more than just bird photos.

It’s not only that it is in color–Porter having pioneered the use of color in nature photography in the 1950s and 1960s–as opposed to Adams’s austere black and white. It is also that in contrast to ...