Thursday, January 22, 2015

Trying to find inspiration




Snow falling from the trees and lit by the sun.
Lauren Grabelle, Snow Falling, Woods Bay, MT


When looking into the websites provided, I found several photographers. One of which is Lauren Grabelle, her photograph Snow Falling is stunning. It really captures that rather ephemeral moment when snow begins to fall through the forest. Then I looked into more of her photography and particularly the series 'Butte, America' where I found two lovely photographs which feature views looking down hallways. These two images remind of both The Shinning and the comparative aspect seen in the Becher's photographs. 


1-The Further Shore, 201311-Ferry Window (Williamsburg Bridge), 2014
15-Ferry Window (Land), 2013

I found Susannah Ray's series titled 'A Further Shore.' I was mostly inspired by the photographs of landscapes included in the series. These images are simply beautiful, especially the way that the landscapes appear to be semi-abstracted.


Then I stumbled upon an article written about Alyssa Miserendino's work titled 'Our World Inside Out.' I think this series of work is quite amazing, the way that the photographer was able to create a narrative with the images as a whole. I feel like if the images were viewed separately, it wouldn't communicate the idea that as a society we have detached ourselves from nature and how this level of detachment differs throughout the world. I think that Miserendino really successfully made each image of the windows interesting in a unique way that it does not become too repetitious.  


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