Photographer research
Linda Wisdom
Linda Wisdom is a London born, self-taught, street/lifestyle photographer. She specialises in social documentary, street photography and fine art urban city cityscapes. Her work has bern exhibited in gallery shows in the UK and worldwide.
This image captures a man walking past a wall which has the text 'look at this'. In terms of juxtaposition, this shows the man doing the opposite of what the writing is telling him to do. This image is in black and white and shows a lot of shadowing. The shadows show mystery and gain curiosity for the viewers. The image is very simple and doesn't have much going on.
This image shows a sign that reads 'making people smile for over a century'. it also shows a man standing next to it who doesn't appear to be smiling. This might be because he was caught off guard, but that makes the photograph more realistic as this place was not actually making him smile. His facial expression provides negative connotations in the image because he isn't looking happy.
This image shows a man standing in front of what looks like a shop window for underwear. There are 2 printouts of male models in the window wearing nothing but underwear. The man that stands in front of the window is covered head to toe in clothing (excluding his hands and face). The case of juxtaposition in this photograph shows the difference between being dressed and underdressed.
This image shows a man walking past street art of an animal. The image is showing the difference between human and animal. The art looks as though it is a giant rabid ferret and looks rather dirty. This gives the image negative connotations and makes the viewer feel uneasy by the sight of it.
Katie Hall
This image portrays the difference in age/generation but the beauty of the photograph is that the two people of the two generations are happily doing an activity together. The likeliness is that they are grandmother and and granddaughter and are in a family home for christmas as there is a christmas tree in the background.
This image shows a girl holding hands with what looks like a man's hand, presumably her father. The juxtaposition in this picture is similar to that of the previous image. It shows the difference in generations and shows the happiness in being together.
Again, this image is similar to the previous images with it showing the different generations, but this image also shows the juxtaposition between man and woman, mother and child, father and child and family and dog. There are many different relationships shown in this picture that puts them altogether to portray a family. The man and woman seem to be happily staring at their sleeping child in the mother's arms, which might suggest that the baby is a newborn. The gender of the baby is unknown, but the viewer could make the assumption that it is a boy because of the blanket wrapped around it, which is coloured blue and is commonly associated with being the colour for boys.
This image shows a couple being wedded and portrays the juxtaposition of not just man and woman, but husband and wife. The image only captures their body, not their faces. The person on the left seems to be wearing a white dress and holding a bunch of white flowers. The person on the right is wearing a grey suit. Based on what they are wearing and their posture, you can assume that the person on the left is female and the bride and the person on the right is male and the husband. They are also wearing rings on the 'ring finger' which adds to the viewers interpretation that they are a couple getting married.
Eric Kim
Eric Kim was born in San Fransisco in 1988. He lived with his parents and sister with having a poor background. His mother worked 12 hours a day, 6-7 days a week doing menial labour jobs such as cleaning and waitressing. The family had to file for bankruptcy once.
"I grew up not knowing whether we could pay the rent at the end of each month. I didn't grow up in dire poverty (I still had stuff), but I grew up knowing that nothing in life could be handed to me. I had to work hard to get what I wanted."
He bought his first car when he was 16 for $1,200 with money that he had saved up himself working as a busboy, and through tutoring/teaching. He played football and tennis in high school along with working hard to try to get into UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles), which he did eventually get into.
This image shows a couple standing on a bridge having their photograph taken. The man is looking at the camera whereas the woman is facing away. This suggests that the woman might be camera-shy. The juxtaposition in this image is the difference between man and woman, girlfriend and boyfriend, but most importantly the difference between confidence and shyness.
This image shows a woman looking into a mirror. I selected this image as it shows the woman in the corner as well as in the mirror, so the juxtaposition difference is the woman and her reflection. The reflection is the main focus of the image. Her facial expression in the mirror looks rather sad which could suggest she is worried or frightened. This can't be seem from the woman herself, only in her reflection.
This image is similar to one of the previous images as it shows a couple in what looks like wedding outfits. The woman is wearing a white laced dress, also holding a bouquet of flowers. The man is wearing a black tuxedo and holding the camera. The image is being taken by the man who is holding the camera up to a mirror and only capturing the reflection with the flash on. This image could be before or after the wedding has taken place as it is hard to tell if they are wearing rings because of where there hands are and the light blinding the area where the man's hand is.
This image is of a burial at a funeral with which there are many people gathered. The juxtaposition difference in this photograph is between life and death. There is one person being buried who is representing the dead in this (juxtaposition) and there are many people surrounding the burial who represent the living. Everybody in the photograph seems to be wearing black clothing as this is the traditional colour to wear at funerals because it is the colour of mourning. Everyone's facial expressions show to be sad and their hands are brought together in front of them as they bow their heads. This shows their sorrow and grief.
