Cubism first appeared in 1907 and this amazing concept continued until 1916. It was the beginning of Modernism. It was another way in which photographers could exhibit their great thinking processes and express themselves. Cubism consisted of showing present moments in time. It didn’t depict any kind of religious stories. Many works from cubism only showed the artists mental view on the subject matter. The mental beliefs and views were much more in depth and they avoided showing a naturalistic observation. A naturalistic observation is defined as looking at something in it’s natural environment.

Cubism, is very different. Instead it focuses on unrealistic qualities, hence the mental beliefs, which are useful here. The elements which are intertwined into the photograph are purely aesthetical and mostly ‘out of the blue’.

Pablo Picasso created many cubism paintings. Here are some examples: