Carrie M. Becker

Carrie M. Becker is a visual artist who creates rooms that appear abandoned and cold. She will destroy a room to make it look years older. Becker uses natural lighting and uses the view from her apartment as a back ground. She uses various methods of creating realistic household objects.

She creates images that speak to loneliness and hoarding. She makes all her own pieces and works to capture a feeling rather than a photograph.

Jason Evans

I saw these photos in SeeSaw magazine,  that has an explanation of the photographer Jason Evans. "He enjoys a varied practice and in equally interested in making an album cover, an editorial fashion story or gallery project. He enjoys the dialogues of collaboration and prefers working intuitively."
This project is called: Street. "Some times you visit a place and it looks too much like you expected it to... like feeling of nostalgia for something you've never known" mentioned by the artist.
In these photos we can simultaneously see different scenes of a city. Some details that might  be ignored by a regular pedestrian in a crowded city,  are  significant part of the photos. By looking at the photos you can feel the atmosphere of the city and even can imagine all the sounds that can be heard.
http://www.seesawmagazine.com/jasonevanspages/jasonevans01.html

Why I Believe New York's Art Scene Is Doomed.
 

“I am tired of photography.”

– Asger Carlsen

"Hester"

 

 

     I found Asger Carlsen on ASX as I was browsing though their photo manipulation archives.  This article doesn't provide as much background on him as I would like, so I googled him an found an interview with him through Vice.  Carlsen is Danish, and worked as a photographer since he was 16.  His first real job as a photographer was working as a crime photographer, then later on moved to commercial photography.  Finally he found his niche in photography by experimenting with photo manipulation.
     His work, "Hester" (shown above) is a combination of sculpture and photography.  Carlsen claims that his skill in photography doesn't really play any part in his work anymore.  He prefers the manipulation/sculpting part, so that is that main focus of his art.   
     I chose this series of photographs because of his quote, "I am tired of photography."  After I read this, I immediately decided to write about it, to sort of work through my own similar feelings.  I began to feel drawn toward photography as an 8th grader, unfortunately for the wrong reasons (myspace default picz), but nevertheless, I ended up continuing this path, and eventually became interested in fine art photography as I moved into the college level courses.  However, as I took my foundations courses, I've started to appreciate the intimacy of art done with your hands.  That's what drew me to Carlsen's work.  He combines the intimacy of painting or drawing, with the aesthetic of a photograph, and I hope to use this in my future work.
     As for interpretation, Carlsen himself said that there's not much behind his photographs.  They're just visual.  In my opinion, that's not how photography should be, but I really respect his manipulation skills, so I still enjoy it.  The interviewer from Vice mentioned that the style these are photographed in is very similar to a photograph of an actual sculpture or piece of art, and I definitely noticed when I first saw the series.  Overall, absolutely a series that gets me thinking about my own art, and for that, I'm thankful.

Ryan Pfluger

Ryan Pfluger is an American portrait and editorial photographer based in New York City (although he works in Los Angeles often). His work is at once traditional and innovative, and his process generally involves the use of medium-format film cameras to achieve the detail-rich images that his portfolio is comprised of.

Pfluger, well-known for the dramatic and emotional editorial work he has produced for high-profile magazines and clients, is also an openly gay male whose personal work explores nostalgia and sexuality.

I chose to feature Pfluger's work because he is a master at capturing the emotion and intensity of his subjects -- something so many photographers are either unwilling or unable to grasp.

You can read an interview about his process and thoughts on image-making here.

You can view Pfluger's full portfolio here.

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