Alec Soth is a photographer from America, born in 1969. He currently makes “large-scale American projects” that feature the Midwestern United States.
Soth’s ‘Walks to work” is collection that I admire in particular. His photographs are of generic urban structures and objects. As the photographs are taken in the morning, the variety of natural lighting, despite being at same the time of the day, makes the images aesthetically pleasing. This links in well with my project for I have produced photographs using the natural light in a way to aesthetically enhance my images. I am interested in the different ways that lighting can help accentuate the natural scenery of Kings Worthy.
In addition, the project itself depicts Soth’s experiences. Similarly, my project offers insight into my personal experiences into where I have grown up. The collection that I am constructing gives a clear reflection of both my recent experiences and some of my earliest memories growing up.
Furthermore, the angles Soth has used to take photographs of man-made generic objects is admirable. I appreciate the way he captures everyday life through the images in his collection, without using people. Convincingly, I have applied many similar techniques to my photograph development.
