My Two Books

Aaron Stern I Woke Up in my Clothes:

When walking around the third floor humanities in hopes to find a book of one photographer that intrigued me that wasn’t a “landscape” book I stumbled upon this one! The black and white image on the front as well as the title definitely drew me in. Before reading and researching what his work is actually about I skimmed through the images on each page. I noticed a theme of loneliness and quietness. Each image felt as if no one had touched the objects or the actual setting for a long time. Some of his photos contain women that we do not know his exact connection with but they are posed in different settings with motion involved. His images of loneliness were taken after Hurricane Sandy in New York and New Jersey. He showed the damage emptiness that the hurricane had left. The frames and shadows that Aaron works with really help form his motif and emotions in each and every image.

Edward Ranney The Lines:

I chose the book The Lines by Edward Ranney because of the beautiful but faded black and white image surrounding the entire front and back cover. I figured out why the title was what it is and that is because his images contain lines that strictly draw the viewer in and want to engage and see what is beyond the focal point. The lines in his images pull the viewer in throughout the entire landscape. This technique is very interesting to me. From all the different angles, his black and white photographs have lines moving in all directions. His lines overlap, cross, and even run parallel in most of his work. He found lines in ways that I wouldn’t be able to notice when walking through a desert or field. Edwards images are very light with somewhat of a high contrast in deeper areas. The lines in which he photographed are either lighter or darker depending on the terrain they are set upon.