Spring 2012

Chris Jordan

Chris Jordan is having an exhibition in the Museum right now and I really do find it interesting. I think there are a few that are a little too visually overwheming, such as his work with toothpicks and I think the barbie shot is also a little too much. But overall, I do enjoy it. My favorite shot is "Cell Phone #2, Atlanta". Even though there is so much going on in this image, I think the distribution of color really brings it all together. I think also the direction of movement throughout the image is more successful than some of the other images.

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Favorite Contemporary Photographers

Julius Shulman

Julius Shulman isn't quite contemporary since he passed away a few years ago. : ( But I couldn't leave him off of this list. He's ultimately my favorite photographer right now. I adore his personality, but most of all I love his photographs. I think he has an amazing eye for compositions and the value

So adorable!!!!!

Ciro Totku

I've been getting more interested in abstract photography and Ciro Totku has some images that I just love. I admire his ability to give you just the right amount of information and the way he plays with color is amazing.

Todd Hido

Hido's work has such a unique quality that I really am attracted to. All of his work really connects and has a softness that gives a mysterious quality to the images. His photographs make me want to investigate what's going on.

Sally Mann

Sally Mann's work is fascinating. When we saw her documentary, I thought it was great to see her process. I love the body of work she did on her family, and the photographs are truly stunning.

Robert Frank

Robert Frank's body of work in "Americans" is great. I admire his ability to document what he saw and I think that he did an amazing job of documenting America in that time. He just took his camera and drove across the country, which is something I would love to do!

Hiroshi Sugimoto

Julee has brought up Sugimoto several times during classes, and when I finally looked into his work more, I found a connection to his work. He takes a simplistic shot, which forces you to focus on the composition and subject matter.

Mark Raymond Mason

I found his work when I was searching for abstract photography. His 'urban' work is great. I love the texture he gets in his photographs and it inspires me in my own work.

Rankin

So fashion photography is kind of frowned upon in our class, but I love Rankin's work, especially his portraiture. He is a celebrity photographer and has worked with a huge amount of people. They have such sharp detail and really capture the personalities of those he takes the portraits of.

Peter Gasser

I came across his work a while ago while searching contemporary photographers and I ended up really liking his work. His portraiture is amazing and has such a great range of value and texture.

Emmet Gowin

I like his work in general, but my favorite body of work is definitely his aerial shots. I really really wish I could experiment with aerial shots because I find his compositions compelling.