Akira Sato (Photos Taken By Me)

Daido Moriyama – Poster: Koriyama City 1989 (Photos Taken By Me)

Miyako Isiuchi – Yokosuka Story 1976-1977 (Photos Taken By Me)

Osamu Shiihara (Photos Taken By Me)

Osamu Shiihara (Photos Taken By Me)

Asano Kiichi – at the restaurant Ikenoroyo in Maruyama Park, March 1938 (Photos Taken By Me)

Asano Kiichi – Rainy day in Gion Quarter, Kyoto Japan 1950’s (Photos Taken By Me)

Shomei Tomtatsu – Subway Tokyo 1969 (Photos Taken By Me)

I decided to go to this exhibition to look at the Japanese culture and their photographers. It was a beautiful exhibition featuring work from the famous photographers Shomei Tomatsu and Miyako Isiuchi. When I was there they also had a lot of different Japanese photographers books which gave me more of an insight into a variety of different styles of photography. I like how they have a brilliant understanding of lighting and portray this in their work.

The work by Osamu Shiihara inspired me to try using double exposure in my own work. I also really like how he has distorted his photos by using the double exposure technique, looking at his work it reminds me of Hiroshi Sugimoto’s photos.

Dominic McGill – Not a Plan Has Gone Astray, 2008 (Photos Taken By Me)

Dominic McGill – Not a Plan Has Gone Astray, 2008 (Photos Taken By Me)

Dominic McGill – Not a Plan Has Gone Astray, 2008 (Photos Taken By Me)

Dominic McGill – Not a Plan Has Gone Astray, 2008 (Photos Taken By Me)

Dominic McGill – Not a Plan Has Gone Astray, 2008 (Photos Taken By Me)

This was another piece at the Saatchi Gallery that caught my eye. I like how its a big piece with a lot of stories and details in it. This piece touches upon religion, race relations and foreign policy mostly in the US.

Richard Billingham (Taken by me)

Richard Billingham (Taken by me)

Richard Billingham (Taken by me)

Richard Billingham (Taken by me)

Richard Billingham (Taken by me)

Richard Billingham (Taken by me)

I visited the Saatchi Gallery on the 13th October because I saw they had Richard Billingham on display. I have admired his work for a long time so it was great to see it in person. I like how real his photos are and how his photos are based on real people in their real everyday life. Along with seeing Richard Billingham, I liked the work of John Stezaker.

John Stezaker – Marriage (Film Portrait Collage) XXVIII, 2007 (Taken by me)

John Stezaker – Marriage IV, 2006 (Taken by me)

John Stezaker – Untitled XXVI, 2007 (Taken by me)

I like how John Stezaker has collaged two different photos together to create a distorted image. I also find it interesting how he has chosen selected photos that all work together in some strange way.

Philip Lorca diCorcia – Tokyo (Plate 159), 1998

Philip-Lorca diCorcia is an American photographer whose work focuses on both documentary and staged photography, usually having a narrative mixture of truth and fiction. I liked this photo from his Tokyo collection because like Kristian Leven’s photographs he captures everyday people in the crowds however through using film his looks more dream like in comparison.

Michael Wolf – Tokyo Compression #17, 2009

The Tokyo Compression series really emphasises my social isolation concept. I like how he has distorted his photographs by the condensation and rain drops. I like how all of his photos have a hazy appearance to them, which enhances his concept.

I will use his photos as an influence on my work because I really like how he has captured everyday people and their everyday emotions.

Peter Funch – 2012.07.10 09:21:20 / 2012.06.27 09:16:42

I thought these collections were really effective because he captured the same people in the crowds. I like how he has documented the same people over time and they still have the same expressions. This again agrees with my statement that commuting makes you have a sense of social isolation.

Christopher Martin – Calgary Commutes: Driving out of Downtown

This photograph stood out to me because of how dream like it is. I like how it shows the business of downtown and I like how it was shot at dusk so there is natural light however also supported by the artificial light of the cars.

I like the use of his slow shutter speed to support my idea of this photo having a dream like effect. I will try and experiment with this technique as I think it will fit well with my social isolation concept.

Kristian Leven

The thing I like most about this photo is how he has picked a certain head out from the crowd. I also like how there is a eerie lighting which fits with the stressful environment.

I will use this style in my work because I like how he has captured the a sense of mental isolation. I also like how he has used a vignette to enhance this point.

Keizō Kitajima – USSR 1991, 1989-1991

Like the other photographers I have photographed, Keizō photographers genuine, everyday people and shows their stories through his work. My favourite collection was his USSR photos in 1991, however it has been argued that his work could be a tool for radical expression. I also like how Some of his images have been rephotographed for maximum grain and distortion, but even without this manipulation much of the later work has a similarly edgy, ominous mood. I like how his lighting fits with the edgy atmosphere similar to Gregory Crewdson.