Okay so the goal of this is to find a reason or a purpose for particular artists creating a series. We were assigned to find four different photograhers.
1. Michael Winokur:
As I was looking through different series, I found this particular photographer, which has nothing to do with the theme that I have planned to use, I just thought it was interesting. I couldn't find anywhere where it stated plainly in black and white the reason for this particular series, but I found one that really stuck out to me about people running. On his portfolio, like I said, he didn't give an exact reasoning for creating the series, but he talked a lot about emotion and the different brands that the people were wearing, so that could be a valid reason, I just wasn't sure.
Series 1:
2. August Bradley:
- New York: Aviator Series
(Copied straight from the portfolio.)
"I recently did a WWII aviator concept shoot for a film in development.
The images feature actress Ina Kopp who is a prominent name in film and tv in parts of Europe, and is now making a move to the American scene. Wardrobe by Louis Verdad.
It was fun shooting at the air field with the classic planes and all the wind and smoke. We shot in an airplane hanger and out on the runway, but space was tight as both were crowded with other planes and equipment.
These are actual planes from the WWII era. The distressed one was underwater for 40 years — set designers couldn’t build that very easily.
Had to keep our footprint small, and be in and out quickly so used one power pack (Verso) with two or three heads off of it. Played with colored gels to create subtle mixed colors in the light. Wind machine, smoke machine, and two great assistants. All shot on Hasselblad 39 megapixel."
3. David Friedman Photography:
I found this as a part of an inventor series. All he gave as a reason for this series is this: "Necessity is the mother of invention. I want to photograph the rest of the family."
So, here is a series of one of the inventors that he interviewed: Tony Pagoto.
Tony invented a system that keeps the overwhelming mess of unruly wires under your desk tidy.
4. David Ahntholz:
Guatemala has become the source of most of the human trafficking cases uncovered recently in Southwest Florida, including two cases from neighboring villages hidden in the highlands of Huehuetenango, in the western Highlands of Guatemala. Children as young as 10 from this region are crossing the border alone, and it's not rare to find 12- and 13-year-old children traveling the Central American migrant corridor headed for the United States. Families are often happy to see their children make the trip to the United States in spite of the dangers. The young indigenous Guatemalans are willingly smuggled into the United States to help provide for their families mired in poverty in Guatemala, but after arriving in their new home, the victims often end up as slaves with no way to escape.
