visual communication

Martin Parr



Martin par was born  on the 23rd may 1952 he is a British documentary photographer and photojournalist, he is known for his very intimate approach to modern day life and looking at the social classes of England. He has around 40 solo books published and his work has been in 80 exhibitions world wide. Here are some shots he took in Costa Blanca Benidorm these are fairly recent photos which are very similar to his photo series Spain. Benidorm. in 1997. I really like all these image as they are all candid and natural, they look like a spur of  the moment shot. I also like the fact they the aspect that no one cares what they look like when on holiday. This show real people and body confidence. I really like how the people in the front of the frame are out of focus in the right two images this creates more of an atmosphere and makes you focus on the point that is in focus also by doing this, this adds layers to the image adding dimension. In the bottom left image i really like how the first thing that catches the eye is the mans bright orange shorts and the green behind them. This adds a burst of different colour to the image. I like how busy the image yet it is not an untidy image. I also like all the different skin tones in the image which creates a warmth to the image. I love how the top left image is angled as this is more on an aerial view i think this really makes you feel like an outsider and like  you are looking down at these people. All these image do have a lovely warmth feeling and really shows different social classes all coming together and doing the same thing,


John gossage





John Gossage was born in New York city in 1946, he is very well known for using his photographs to explore under- recognized elements of the environment such as abandoned land, debris, rubbish and graffiti and looking at the relationship between architecture and power. This series named " The pond" was published in 1985. I like how all these photos do not show the stereotypical beauty of an landscape instead it shows reality. I like how these images are in black and white this creates more of a mood to the image and almost an spooky atmosphere to the image. I like the contrast of having a beautiful landscape but it being covered by dirt and rubbish. All the images are framed really well and they are a good example of using the rule of thirds especially the bottom left image as you view it in 3 steps first looking at the grass then the water then the trees and sky. These images also have lots of layers of different textures within them i think these textures are brought out more by the images being in black and white.