While I'll admit to not being very well versed in the world of street photography, I absolutely love Boogie's work, and that shot you posted especially. The fact that he immerses himself so deeply into the world of his subjects is at times beyond my comprehension. It is hard to imagine the overall objectivity and patience he has to abide by in order to capture the raw, unfiltered honesty of his images. To be willing to surround oneself with such destructive and dangerous environments for the sake of your work is truly inspirational.
The photo by Paolo Di Lucente in this set really jumps out at me. As ive developed my photo knowledge ive really become a fan of the silhouette. This one in particular really gels with me because of the minimal lighting seen in this environment. I love when a silhouette is only one layer of a rich photo landscape. All the elements of this photo (the directional lighting, the silhouetted figure, the textured ground, the dust in the air) all culminate into an almost surreal landscape that also tells a very true story.
interestingly enough the photograph by Paolo Di Lucente doesnt necessarily tell a true story, its taken from a series called Plastic Wars which documents war re-enactments.
http://paolodilucente.com/projects/plastic-wars/
the 16th page has a brief write up on the project.
While I'll admit to not being very well versed in the world of street photography, I absolutely love Boogie's work, and that shot you posted especially. The fact that he immerses himself so deeply into the world of his subjects is at times beyond my comprehension. It is hard to imagine the overall objectivity and patience he has to abide by in order to capture the raw, unfiltered honesty of his images. To be willing to surround oneself with such destructive and dangerous environments for the sake of your work is truly inspirational.
ReplyDeleteThe photo by Paolo Di Lucente in this set really jumps out at me. As ive developed my photo knowledge ive really become a fan of the silhouette. This one in particular really gels with me because of the minimal lighting seen in this environment. I love when a silhouette is only one layer of a rich photo landscape. All the elements of this photo (the directional lighting, the silhouetted figure, the textured ground, the dust in the air) all culminate into an almost surreal landscape that also tells a very true story.
ReplyDeleteinterestingly enough the photograph by Paolo Di Lucente doesnt necessarily tell a true story, its taken from a series called Plastic Wars which documents war re-enactments.
ReplyDeletehttp://paolodilucente.com/projects/plastic-wars/
the 16th page has a brief write up on the project.