Rankin

John Rankin Waddell (born 1966), who works under the name Rankin, is a British portrait and fashion photographer. Rankin founded the monthly magazine called ‘Dazed and Confused’ in 1992. It provided a platform for innovation for emerging stylists, designers, photographers and writers.  Rankin’s body of work features some of the biggest brands and celebrities, he has shot covers for Elle, Vogue and Rolling Stone along with many others. Rankin’s work has always questioned social norms and ideas of beauty.

My Response

I have taken inspiration from the above photo to include chiaroscuro into my response to Rankin’s photography. I have used the strong shadows and contrast that Rankin has used in his photography. In the bottom image, I tried to replicate Rankin’s style by getting close up to the subject and using black and white.