Declaration of intent and influence

For this unit I would like to focus on urban landscapes in the context of contemporary and late modernist photography, with particular emphasis on their utility from the perspective of the pedestrian. I have been particularly influenced by the work of photographer Robert Adams, who has devoted much of his creative energy to exploring the effect of human and urban life on natural landscapes. The Hasselblad Award also has a litany of recogised photographers from who I plan to research in the course of this project. William Gedney also has a lot of work I'm interested in. In particular, his take on the semi-urban landscape often seems to prioritise a dominance of large shrubs and trees over footpaths and small roads (see below), and his photographs of dimly lit streets and alleys have many technical qualities I intend to draw inspiration from.













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