Exercise 22 - Write a short reflective commentary about the
connections between the styles of Moriyama, Peterson and Sobol.
Similarity in style:
> The images are heavily processed, high contrast
B&W images with lots of black, sometimes quite grainy and requiring of a
degree of focus from the viewer to make out the subject
> The location of images is both public and
private spaces, but the activity captured tends always to the personal and is frequently
of a private/sexual nature
> Framing is tight crop, often chopping bits off
the subject matter as a result this gives the images have a distinctly
'snap-shot' feel about them - thus casting the viewer in the role of the voyeur
> The photographs are candid, very personal and
delivered with attitude - they come across as abruptly direct and in-your-face
> The immediate impact of the images can be
shocking (intentionally so), in terms of layout, processing and juxtaposition
> Whilst the subjects of the images are often posing
for the photographer, the images (regardless of their personal nature) do not
feel staged - it feels as though there is complete engagement between photographer and subject
> The images have an pent up energy within them,
making the viewer want to understand what went on beforehand and what's going
to happen next.
> At no point/time do the subjects feel like they are being exploited by the photographer in these images. Below are three images I have sleeted, one from each of the photographers websites. By selecting the same subject "a dog" numerous similarities discussed above can be seen below.
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| Misawa, 1971 Daido Moriyama Courtesy of the Artist and Taka Ishii Gallery |
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| Sete, 2005 Anders Petersen Courtesy of the Artist |
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| The Gomez-Brito Family dog, ~2004 Jacob Aue Sobol Courtesy of the Artist |
Reference websites:
Daido Moriyama
Anders Petersen
Jacob Aue Sobol
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