I hope to compare and contrast the photographic styles of Edward S. Curtis and Frank S. Matsura, Native American photographers as well as modern popular photographers Annie Leibovitz and Richard Avedon. While Curtis photographed the Native American in a way most people wished was true, Matsura photographed Native Americans as they were in everyday life. Leibovitz has the tendency to photograph famous people as they see themselves and Avedon would photograph people as he perceived them to be. Two things I hope to find in this research are why the photographer felt compelled to choose this style. Was the need to create an image of a person in the eye of the photographer a need for control? Opposite that, was the need to photograph a person as they truly were a search for the truth? The second area is in the legacy the photographer leaves with regard to the viewer. How does this perception of the person effect the viewer and/or subject of the photograph and the representation of the original subject. What is the perception of the viewer toward Native Americans if they have only seen a Curtis photograph. What is a viewer's perception of a sad picture of Norma Jean?