Rita Puig-Serra [Where Mimosa Bloom]
I decided to look a bit into Rita Puig-Serra because I really liked how personal her work felt and wanted to see if I could create something similar. I also like the simplicity of her photobook layouts and use of juxtapose.
Sam Harris [The Middle of Somewhere]
Sam Harris’ photobook ‘The Middle of Somewhere’ caught my attention very easily. I was not only intrigued by the title but also by the images within the book. This is because he focuses on taking mainly snapshots and doesn’t worry about the images being perfect. The book felt like a personal photo album which I really liked and I’d hope to create something similar if possible.
LaToya Ruby Frazier [The Notion of Family]
I chose to look at Latoya Ruby Fraizer because she focused on immigration and family which is a big part of my project as well. I thought her portraits were very nicely done and framed.
Bogdan Girbovan [10/1]
I also tried looking at photographers from Europe, other than just English and American ones. Bogdan Girbovan is a Romanian photographer that created the project ’10/1′. In this project, he focused on taking pictures of every flat in his old communist-styled apartment building. I found this very interesting because even though all the flats have the same structure, the personality of each individual can be seen through the furniture. I could do something similar by taking pictures of my house (a Romanian) and compare it images of my friends’ houses (English, Portuguese etc)
Iosif Berman
Iosif Berman is another Romanian photographer that I thought was interesting as most of his images consist of either elderly people or people in old traditional clothing. Thought it could help to look at his work as I am focusing on my own family history.
I really like the way Dragana Jurisic photographs because her images look almost surreal and out of a fairy tale. i think the colours used are really beautiful and calming.
