aCurator proudly presents images from a brand-new book by an old friend and supporter, Abe Frajndlich; 'Penelope's Hungry Eyes: Portraits of the Master Photographers' just debuted at Frankfurt Book Fair. Here we touch briefly on the dozens of portraits that Abe has made across three decades. The book is not just packed with the greats but tells a tale of a young photographer, eyes opened by the unique gig of organizing Minor White's library in 1970, finding his place in history.

"The saga began in 1988 when Peter Howe, the picture editor at Life magazine at the time, asked me to photograph the 'Grandes Dames of Photography,' influential figures like Berenice Abbot, Barbara Morgan, Louise Dahl-Wolfe, and Ruth Bernhard. In the middle of the shootings I began to feel that Howe was exercising reverse sexism, by excluding the 'old boys,' and so he gave me a green light to photograph Aaron Siskind, Harry Callahan, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Andreas Feininger, Alfred Eisenstaedt, and others; and I was on my way."

The book is in US stores as of November 1st, and on December 7th the New York Public Library will be host to a discussion between Abe; Henry Adams, author of the introductory text; and Duane Michals, one of the 101 photographers in the book.

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