Phillip Toledano
Phillip Toledano was born in 1968. He was a British photographer living and working in New York City. Hes photography is based apron the lives of individual people that suffer from either a loss or a tragic event that has happened in their life. He captures photographs of people who seem to be going through a hard, painful part of their life. His work links to the theme of Identity as for this part of his models life can effect who they are and how they identity themselves to others. Here are a few examples of his work
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These Images by Phillip Toledano seem to all have a cold, down approach to them as for they are all sad and disheartening. They all seem to have a story behind the photo. For example, the bottom left photograph is a man holding his dog in a sorrow way. A downwards look to the floor, a gloomy setting with the curtains shut and a black T-shirt gives of the impression that this man is feeling some sort of loss or grief . He holds his dog tight to his chest , as if its the only thing that is left to keep him standing. No expression is given off in his face which suggests that hes hurt, lonely or suffering from something in his life. This effects his Identity of who he is as a whole , is he missing someone? Is he lonely?
Nancy Borowick
Nancy Borowick is an American photographer. Her work primarily documents family structures and personal histories to dissect how humans interact with, grieve, and memorialize loved ones. This relates to how we cope and deal with relationships and those people that are close in out lives.
These images in black and white show the love these couples or loved ones have for each other. The emotion expressed on these peoples faces seems to be a kind , loving and warm feeling. They seem to be there for each other such as the bottom left image. This image shows a lady holding an elderly man whilst he is in hospital. A part in these peoples identity shows that they have a kind heart towards others that may not be doing so well. Nancy seems to capture these images in the moment, they seem to be real day to day life experiences. As a viewer, these images in my opinion gives off a strong message as to be there for your loved ones if they aren’t doing as well as you.