Michelle Sank was born in Cape Town, South Africa. She left there in 1978 and has been living in England since 1987. Her photography focuses on the human condition and more specifically issues about social and cultural diversity, and therefore can be considered as social documentary.

I would like to incorporate some things Michelle Sank uses in my own work. Things such as repetition, how a large amount of her photos focus on more than a single item. Such as this one, there are two dogs and two men in the center, as oppose to having just a man with a dog, or a man.

Analysing the above Photo:

The techniques used in this photo would of included a relatively low exposure as the photo has been taken in daylight and features darker tones despite the sunny weather. There are also strong shadows which further support this. The bottom half of the imagine is also darker and much more colour-filled than the top half. Features browns, greens and various shades of gray, whereas the top half is mainly light-blue sky with the white shirts of the two men. The two halves of the image are quite nicely seperated by the skyline in the background, which also lines up nearly perfectly with the belts the men are wearing. Having both men and dogs looking into the camera helps establish a connection between the viewer and the photo, and makes it feel much more personal.