This photograph is by the poet/writer and leader of the beat generation Allen Ginsburg.  He was the leader of the beat generation which was a anarchistic movement of young men and women involved in poetry/writing and anti political views.  I enjoy this picture mostly for the subject matter and the comedy in the image but mostly i chose this because Allen Ginsburg is a great influential mind among artists and i think that it is really interesting that he was also a photographer.

This photograph was taken by photographer Joel-Peter Witkin.  Once again I think the reason that I chose this was mostly for the subject matter and less for the composition.  However it is still evident that there was thought put into the composition of this image.  the figures balance each other well as well as their contrast with the black background.

This last image is by Josef Koudelka.  I really like the way in which he has placed the subject on the third line as well as isolated him within the road giving the photo more depth.  The overhead viewpoint is a good choice as well giving the viewer a better sense of space.

 Constantine Manos

      6.  The work of Constantine Manos is loosely related to how I would like to accomplish my work in this project but I really enjoy the angles that he has used as well as the sense of mystery in this image as well as in some of his other work.  The image provokes many questions and leaves the meaning of the piece up to the viewer’s interpretation.  It has a distinct feel of the moment in between two events.  The waiting period where you sit down to have a smoke.  I think incorporating angles such as this where it leaves much to be questions will work very well for my own project.

 Dr. Harold Edgerton

      8.  Edgerton uses the study of motion within almost all of his images and I think that this image in particular relates to how I would like to accomplish some motion within some of my images.  As I mentioned before I would like to show motion within my images to emphasize the moment in-between two events and to show the figures rushing.  I would like to capture images similar to this one in that someone is doing a task such as unpacking a car or loading a suitcase in my own imagery.  This image shows the time progressing between the two events that this person is between and I hope that this will be an interesting interpretation of that idea.

 Grace Kim

      5. The photographer for this next image is Grace Kim.  I was not to familiar with Kim’s work prior to the research for this project but I thought her work was a very good example of hotel photography in a fine arts sense.  Her chosen angles are very interesting as well as her use of light and mystery within her work.  The cheesy hotel décor is very interesting contrast with serious and dramatic lighting.  I would like to use this kind of juxtaposition within some of my work for this series as well.  The sense of the moment in between is perfectly captured and very relatable in images such as these because in all honesty we have all stayed in this kind of generic and tasteless kind of hotel and I think the work will be stronger if the viewer is able to relate to the situation that is presented to them.

Henri Cartier-Bresson

      4.  This image is by photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson.  His use of the flow of motion differs from that of Titarenko he uses only a single figure to show motion and movement instead of a crowd of people.  This use of motion also pertains to my idea for my project.  Such as a single person rushing to do something to get somewhere different which once again shows the idea of the space between.  The decisive moment will also play a large role in this project and this image is the perfect way to show what way I would like to accomplish that.

 Patrick Zachmann

      7.  This is the work of Patrick Zachmann.  Zachmann’s work is another that only loosely relates to mine but once again I find the angles that he uses to relate to my own hopes for the work within this project.   His angles also provoke a sense of mystery but at the same time to me it seems that the person in this is waiting for something like they are stuck there between two events the slight gesture of scratching their foot with another hints at that person waiting for something and I would very much like to capture this angle and body language in this project.

 Otto Steinert

      9.  The work of Otto Steinert captures the figure the exact way that I imagine it in my mind when I first thought of this idea for this project.  The figures are ghost like and ethereal as if they are not completely they’re merely a vessel traveling from one place to another.   This is one of the ways that I would like to capture the figure in my images for this project.  Another aspect of this image that I would like to emulate is the level of the camera when the image was taken.  The lower eye level gives the image a more observational view than a participatory one and this is another thing that I would like to accomplish.

 Annie Leibovitz

      3. This third image is by Annie Leibovitz.  She had done a series in the Penninsula Hotels.  This image is more about how I would like to capture the surroundings of the people as opposed to my previous examples.  I would like to emulate the idea of repetition and use the surroundings of the hotel as well as Leibovitz.  Not only the use of placing the subject on the third line but also the idea of employee’s going throughout their routines showing how they seem almost caught in the moment in between.

 10.  This is another image by Otto Steinert.  As I said before, I really enjoy the way in which the figure is shown within Steinert’s images.  I also enjoy the angle used in this image.  The overhead angle is yet another observers viewpoint which is used well within Steinert’s image.  The use of other organic forms such as the tree remaining still is also another interesting thing within this image that I would like to incorporate into my work

Alexy Titarenko

      1. This first image is by photographer Alexey Titarenko.  I would like to use the same technique that Titarenko uses in his images in which the figures have become barely recognizable ghosts of their actual form.  The stillness of the surroundings contrasted to the flow of the motion and the sense of restlessness of the people perfectly represents the idea of the moment in between.  The way in which the human figure is depicted as a blurred suggestion of the human form is the perfect way to represent the sense of movement and unrest within this idea.

      2. This is another Titarenko piece and I really enjoy the way in which the majority of the figures are moving and showing the same movement and representation of the human form as previously mentioned.  However in this particular image I like the way in which he kept a few of the figures still.  I would like to use this technique in the same kind of way to represent not only the of the moment between but the sense of loneliness and thought that comes with the idea of being unsettled and being caught in the moment in-between.

This image was taken by photographer Kaveh Golestan.  I think that it is a very intesting portrait due to the expression of the subject.  There is a certain hopefulness in his face as well as a look of distain twords the viewer.  It is quite strange but very asthetically pleasing.  Also the choice to  include his hands says something about who he his perhaps a member of society who uses his hands to make a living.  Also the direct light that isn't very intense works perfectly for this subject

This was taken by photographer Wolfgang Tillmans.  This abstraction is very interesting way to use liquid and to take a photograph.  It is much more graphic than most photographs and deals more with the positive and negative space as opposed to the composition of the subject matter.

This was taken by photographer Thomas Kellner.  It is a color contact sheet composite image.  I think that this is a very interesting way to approach architectural photography the majority of architectural photographs are very linear and direct but this image is very disorganized and haphazard.  It reminds me of a Dr. Seuss building.

This image was taken by Ralph Eugine Metyard.  I am drawn to this subject matter because of how bizarre it is upon first glance.  The face and hands are obviously out of pre portion to the figure and this fact gives the viewer an interesting and intriguing thought process.  He has used children in many of his other photographs and i believe this one to be one of the more successful ones.  I believe that this is successful due to the gaze of the figure it is far from human yet there is something very calming and innocent about it.

This image was taken by Irving Penn.  It has this almost surreal quality to it even though it is a perfectly tangible subject.  It does not appear that he has altered the image significantly but it still has a very erie and detached feel to it.  The use of a light gray backdrop also adds to this ghostly quality

This photograph was taken by eugene smith in his series on the Pittsburgh steel industry.  It is an intriguing photograph not only because of the subject matter but because of the way the figures have an almost ghost like feeling while the machinery is very sharp and real.  The smoke/steam adds alot to this image in terms of the feeling as well as the contrast.