What is the new topographic?
The New Topographics was an exhibition in 1975 called ‘Man Altered Landscape’ that started a major shift from which landscapes were taken of traditional pictures of romanticized landscapes of banal and stark industrial landscapes of monotonous scenes, that never had a second glance. These images act like the acceptance of a world changing by man and they present the beauty and aesthetic of dull, ugly and boring structures, scenes and streets. Furthermore, there were a group of influential photographers in the practice of landscape photography around the world who were know as The New Topographics group. (Robert Adams, Lewis Baltz, Bernd and Hilla Becher were part of this group.) The new topographics signifies a reaction to the growing unease of the natural landscape being eroded by industrial development and the spread of cities.
These images where all found on Google under ‘The new topographic’
Oscar : you are missing a thread of posts that should clearly show how landscape photography has changed and evolved over the last century or so. You must also add your own visual responses to the various stages and evaluate your process. Your current blog posts show an introduction to some elements, but not enough depth at present. Please publish all available for posts for assessment and feedback along with your new images from Havre \des Pas etc