Camille Sgrecci

      Ralph Gibson is an American photographer that was born in 1939. He is known for his high-contrast abstract compositions. He's done a variety of styles shooting many different people and objects. His portfolio on his website contains multiple shots of nude models, some blurred, in focus, with their face and with just their body visible. Many of his shots look like he saw something he liked and decided to capture it in a photo rather than posing something to look a specific way for the photo.           This is an example of a perfectly ordinary photo. Someone is just sitting and relaxing. The shadow from the chair shows that it was early morning or late afternoon. Although the person could have been posed, it looks natural, like they were just sitting there when Gibson decided to take the shot.      I like that he doesn't stick to one style. Some of his photos are close ups, drawing attention away from an object as a whole ...

      Eugene Smith was an American photojournalist who lived from 1918 to 1978 (second image). During World War II, he followed American troops as they island-hopped to fight the Japanese. He was severely injured and underwent over 30 surgeries but kept going as soon as he recuperated.      One of Smith's series was following a country doctor, Dr. Ernest Ceriani. The images in this capture who the doctor was, who he treated, and how he treated people. The first image included is a photo Smith took of the country doctor. He's walking through a yard next to a white picket fence. He's on his way to see a patient or is just leaving one. The doctor is centered in the image with many grey tones surrounding him. The image is moody, especially with the way the clouds sit above him. His expression holds sorrow, as though he just saw or heard something that will never leave him.  This is fitting because I feel it was common for country doctor's to be called when...

     Mary Ellen Mark was an American photographer. She created books, exhibitions, and did editorial magazine work. She spent most of her life traveling and taking photos. During her lifetime, she received many awards for her work. Many of her photos tell a story. Whether it's the way the subject is positioned or what's included in the image, there's a sense of who that person is in every photo.    I like the variety in her work. Some photos are posed while others are simply capturing a moment as it happens in real life. The image below is from her work with the "Indian Circus." Within this single image she captured who these people are and what they do. I like that their gazes aren't on Mark or the camera, rather to the side, like they're watching something else. When I think about a circus, I imagine it being busy, for example people everywhere, and various concessions. Here, the background is simple, part of a tent and the ground, it allows the viewer...

       Sebastiào Salgado is a Brazilian photographer and photojournalist. His work is expressive in a way I didn't see in the other photographers' work I've looked at so far. From poverty to orphans to weddings, he's captured it. A lot of his photos I've found are from Serra Pelada, Brazil. Many of these show men doing intensive labor in some type of mine while officers of some sort ensure they're doing their work. While some of these photos were taken from a distance, others were taken up-close, from down in the mix.      I like the way Sebastiào captured images of the "uglier" sides of society by being right there with him. Standing next to the men in that mine or on the mountain tops with the men delivering wood to a village. Although he wouldn't have experienced exactly what all the other men were doing and going through, he did on some scale just by being there next to them. I feel like that type of immersion adds more emotion to the images be...