Photographers such as Robert Adams, Lewis Baltz, and Bernd and Hiller Becher, were inspired by the new topographical theme, mainly based on parking lots, suburban housing and warehouses.
As coined by William Jenkins in 1975, this term is used to describe a group of American photographers (such as Robert Adams and Lewis Baltz) whose pictures had a similar aesthetic.
These topographic images show a clear contrast of man-made structures to nature, either in the foreground or background of human civilization. They go against the ideas of the previous romanticist movement, showing the obstruction of mans necessity for functional living areas, overshadowing the worlds natural beauty.