Saturday, 15 March 2014

Visual Culture -Toward the end of The 20th Century - The Digital Age. 

Fine Art, documentary or commercial photographers from 1970 to present. 

Documentary  photographers 

1970s -  Robert Johnson 





All the photo above belong to Robert Johnson

Robert Johnson a documentary photographer from the 1970s, in his work he uses the environment and other belonging such as tv, windows, billboards, this develops the human subject and the street. 
The photo above, looking closely repetition is occurred until the man is seated on the bench. Lines on the floor, wall and bench.  
In his work during the 1970s Johnson paid special attention to signature shapes, in furniture, and excoriation, round edges and circle where classes as being a sign of modernity. 
His work that depicts tv's, window and billboards are extremely vocal. 
An iconic image of the 1970s included Charles Manson framed by a television as seen in one of the above images. 

1980 - Chris Killip





All the work above belongs to Chris Killip 

Chris Killip is a documentary photographer in 1980, his work is known as being immediate and enduring, this work is described as the most authoritative and intense of work produce in the decade. his work in the 80s show the stark reality of industrial society in decline. 
In Killip's work it showed realism through the powerful, intense personal inflection. It is killip's long term goal to make photography perceived in a book, showing art, and the narrative. 

1990 - Martin Parr






All the Photos above belong to Martin Parr

Marin Parr is a documentary photographer in 1990, documenting people, object, situations.  His project are critical of modern day life, focusing mainly on the suburban life in England. 
In Marting career he has published around 50 book and has been featured in around 80 books.  
When Martin Parr is taking photographs he is an observer, he observes people behaving in different ways. His work uses humour, they mirror people, culture, occasions of the society. His photographs raise questions which he leaves the viewer to think for them selves. He tries to change people's point of views. 

2000 - Gulnara Samoilova 






All the photos above being to Gulnara Samoilova 


Gulnara Samoilova is a specialised documentary photographer, who witness the devastating tragedy of the 9/11. Gulnara work his recognised around the work, and has earned many prizes for them. In her line of work she documented the tragic 9/11 but she usually photographs wedding, to her a wedding is a very significant and emotional event, and her approach to the wedding makes is as stress free as possible.

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