New Topographic -was a term coined by William Jenkins in 1975 to describe a group of American photographers whose pictures had a similar aesthetic, in that they were formal, mostly black and white prints of the urban landscapes

These photographers were inspired by the man-made, selecting subject matter that was matter-of-fact. Parking lots, suburban housing and warehouses were all depicted with a beautiful stark austerity, almost in the way early photographers documented the natural landscape.

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what was the new topographics a reaction to?

is a reaction to a newly formed man made environment and its impact on nature itself it also represents what environments people encounter in their day to day life