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In addition to his photography, Stieglitz was known for the New York art galleries that he ran in the early part of the 20th century, where he introduced many avant-garde European artists to the U. He was married to painter Georgia O'Keeffe. Alfred Stieglitz, seeing the close relationship of the twins, wished he had a soul mate of his own during his childhood.

The following year, his family began spending the summers at Lake George in the Adirondack Mountains , a tradition that continued into Stieglitz's adulthood. So that he could qualify for admission to the City College of New York , Stieglitz was enrolled in a public school for his junior year of high school, but found the education inadequate.

Alfred Stieglitz enrolled in the Real Gymnasium in Karlsruhe. He enrolled in a chemistry class taught by Hermann Wilhelm Vogel , a scientist and researcher, who worked on the chemical processes for developing photographs. In Vogel, Stieglitz found both the academic challenge he needed and an outlet for his growing artistic and cultural interests.

In , his parents returned to America, but year-old Stieglitz remained in Germany and collected books on photography and photographers in Europe and the U. He took photographs of landscapes and workers in the countryside.

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Photography, he later wrote, "fascinated me, first as a toy, then as a passion, then as an obsession. Through his self-study, he saw photography as an art form. The next year he won both first and second prizes in the same competition, and his reputation began to spread, as several German and British photographic magazines published his work.

In , his sister Flora died while giving birth, and Stieglitz returned to New York. Stieglitz considered himself an artist, but he refused to sell his photographs.