Notes 6/9/11
Sally Mann - photographed her children.
Alex Soth – shoots with view camera. Shot middle lower class Americans.
Philip Lorca-DiCorcia – photographed people walking on the street by rigging a light on the street in New York City.
Roger Ballen – South African photographer. Weird photos in the rural areas of South Africa.
Peter Hugo – art journalism. Found albinos and blind people in South Africa. Also did documentary on the hyena and other men (Men that lived with hyenas)
Jahi Chikwendiu – international journalist. Used people in other countries to take the pictures for him
Sasha Bezzubov – photographed ex-patriots
Sage Sohier – art based but almost documentary based photos.
Jeongmee Yoon – “Emily and Her Pink Things”
Nikki Lee – performance artist that documents photographically. She is the subject of her photos. Becomes the “community” and has someone take the picture of her.
Robert Mapplethrope – Died of A.I.D.S. Did an exhibit of gay and sexual images. Big controversy because of these photos.
Samuel Fosso – performance artist who documented with photos.
Loretta Lux – does not like to talk about what she does. Digital images
David Lachapelle – art photography. Shot for French Men’s Vogue. Known for bold colors and got his start by hanging out with Andy Warhol.
Steven Meisel - Fashion photographer who bridges into the art world.
Charlie White – shoots in high production value style but work is fine art.
Parkeharrison’s – a couple that works together. Digitally created but the work looks like antique processes.
Adi Nes – Israeli
Jeff Wall – altered landscape photography, high production, very cinematic.
Gregory Crewdson – big photographer in genre of high production photography. Doesn’t give explanations of his work.
Wang Qingsong – Chinese photographer.
David Levithal – had a stomach disorder and had to always be by the restroom. Started photographing miniatures with a view camera.
Annie Michaux – Also shot miniatures on sets.
Andreas Serrano – controversial target for image of the crucifix in a bottle of urine.
Adam Tuss – uses photograms instead of photgraphs
John Phal – started with images that he used felt on the scene to make it seem as if something was altered on the scene. Used view camera
Robert Misrach – view camera.
Andreas Gursky – view camera. Photographed in Chinese factories. Also photographed in North Korea.
Edward Buttynsky – Photographed manufactured landscapes.
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