Judith Quax

Terry Richardson

Terry Richardson and Obama

Obama

Kate Moss 

Leonardo Dicaprio

Amy Winehouse

Linsay Lohan

Jake Gyllenhaal Will Ferrell

Sine we talked a little about Terry Richardson in class today I figured I post some of his photographs. I didn't know about the camera he uses so that was interesting to find out seeing as how these all are executed pretty well in my book. If you click his name there's a link to his official website but here are some fan sites that offer even more of his photography.

This is actually his diary: http://www.terrysdiary.com/
Fan run sites: http://fuckyeahterryrichardson.tumblr.com/
http://terryrichardson.tumblr.com/

Also I mentioned that he's come under fire for some controversial pictures; click at your own risk.
Photo 1, Photo 2

Allie Mount

Allie Mount is a contemporary photographer of the American West whose work I stumbled upon on Heading East sometime maybe last year. I don't really know much about her, but I follow her on flickr and I love her work. She shoots landscapes almost exclusively, so I thought it would be relevant to bring up considering our discussion today. Her work tends toward the pastoral and is, I think, a nice counterpoint to the industrialized landscapes we looked at in class. She shares a minimal and straightforward style and eye for the sublime with some of the photographers of the Dusseldorf school, but depicts natural forms rather than industrial ones.

The following are from Rocks in the Mojave Desert, 2009:









Some others from Flickr; I love the colors in these:







Images:
- http://www.alliemount.com
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/alliemount

Philippe Halsman

Stephanie Sinclair

Stephanie Sinclair was selected for the 2010 Whitney Biennial for her work, "Self-Immolation in Afghanistan: A Cry for Help." <- Click to view all images.
Sinclair got her start in photojournalism while covering Iraq for the Chicago Tribune. She's lived in Iraq and Lebanon, and has documented sensitive gender issues, like the practice of self-immolation in Afghanistan. This form of suicide has a direct link to domestic violence and sexual abuse (one women she photographed claimed that she set herself on fire because she was afraid what her husband would do when he found out that she had broken the TV), and much of her work relates to these issues.
I'm especially interested in photojournalism and I think it's interesting that work like this would be included in a show like the Whitney. I'm looking forward to seeing what other photography is included in the show.

Roger Fenton

Roger Fenton was the first war photographer and his photos really grab my attention. He documented the Crimean War. He led the way for future war photographers such as Alex Gardner and the rest of the Brady team during the Civil War.

Pierre Le Hors - Firework Studies

This looks like an awesome book. I love the repetition of a single subject, and it reminds me of one of my favorite paintings (Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket by James Whistler, shown at the bottom). I'd be proud to have it on my coffee table.











Images:
- http://www.pierrelehors.com
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_McNeill_Whistler

Alana Celii - Untitled Landscapes

I like a lot of Alana Celii's work, but her Untitled Landscapes series is my favorite. When I hear the word "Landscapes" this isn't what I would automatically picture, but I'm drawn to how these images redefine and challenge a typical landscape.
I love that these images are as much about the composition as they are the strangeness of the actual landscape. They all have elements of both the natural and man-made. The last two images are my favorite with the converging lines and use of color.

Graffiti as Art in Photography

Graffiti can be seen as an act of vandalism, the destruction of property, a crime. However, this small group of artists seeks to document graffiti because they view it as a youthful expression. Graffiti as a phenomena is a rebellious act, however it can often produce beautiful works of art. Because it can be considered a crime, the documentation of these works is not common. People "clean up" cities by removing graffiti, restoring plain brick walls to plain brick walls. I believe that graffiti makes certain areas look nicer, or at least certainly more interesting. I don't condone vandalism, and I would be upset if my house were vandalized, but I would eventually like to paint the outside of a building for the world to see my work.

Tilt Shift Photography

Here are some examples of tilt-shift photography. Tilt-shift photography is a growing fad in the photographic community where the photographer rotates and shifts their lens a specific way to make and ordinary scene look like a miniature toy world. I think it looks cool and it just came in to my mind while thinking about our landscape assignment. I posted a link where I got these images from but if you're interested, definitely google it to find out more.

Steve McCurry

As a Journalism major I have a natural affinity to documentary style photography. One of my favorite Photojournalists is Steve McCurry from National Geographic. I don't know if you guys have ever seen the photograph of the young Afghan girl, Sharbat Gula, but that's his most famous photograph. He does amazing work and I admire him so much for his ability to just dive head first into unfamiliar territories. Here are some of his images, click to enlarge or visit his site. "Sleep" is my favorite gallery.

Japan

Cambodia

India

Sri Lanka

India