Deadpan photography is defined as a devoid of emotion. There is no visible joy or sorrow in the photos. The only subject of focus us the object or person itself.
Perhaps two of the most famous deadpan photographers in history, Bernd and Hilla Becher became famous through their typological deadpan photographs of water towers, coal mines, industrial landscapes, grain elevators and gas tanks. Their many different series of photographs offer a look into the industrial past of the world, and showcase landscapes and subjects that cannot be seen as readily in the world today. While many viewers may see the images as lacking substance or meaning, their work resonates with many people today as a typology of a world that no longer exists.
For my experimentation, I decided to use people instead of objects.
