Thursday, 28 November 2013

FMP Contextual - Lee Friedlander

Lee Friedlander is an American photographer and artist. His most famous work was made in the 1960s and 70s, working primarily with 35mm cameras and black and white film. Friedlander seems to work primarily with social documentary and urban landscapes, producing contrasty black and white photographs


Here are some examples of Friedlander's work, personally I think Friedlander has captured an 'eerie' effect with his photographs, they look like there's more than first meets the eye (especially in his landscape photographs, like the one below). It is clear why Friedlander is as popular as he is, his work is quite unique. For example, the first of the three photographs below has really soft whites and greys, with a few bold black parts in the middle, instantly grabbing your attention and standing out from the rest of the surroundings.




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