After reviewing the various photographers we've been over this semester i've decided that the ones that still stand out to me are the ones from my very first post on this blog, Nicholas Nixon and Mary Ellen Mark. When i decided to redo my 5th assignment with an emphasis on the gaming culture, Mary Ellen Mark was one of the artists i wanted to emulate. She doesn't just take pictures of people, she really sees them. She recognizes the invisible and the fringe of our society, the ones that "normal" people often neglect and she sees the beauty in them.
I still like Nixons work for the same reasons and his Brown sisters collection still stands out to me as one of the most ingenius, original and dedicated pieces of work in any medium i've ever seen. It's not just a picture of four people, but of their relationship to each other. It's not just a picture of a place but pictures of times and eras. The antiquated feel of his images also appeals to me.
Nicholas Nixons' "Brown Sisters"
Mary Ellen Mark
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