Bruce Gilden
Bruce Gilden (born 1946) is an American street photographer. He is best known for his candid close-up photographs of people on the streets of New York City, using a flashgun.
Whilst Gilden studied sociology at Penn State, he watched Michelangelo Antonioni’s film in 1968. Influenced by this film, he purchased his first camera and began taking classes in photography at the School of Visual Arts of New York. Captivated with people on the street and the idea of visual spontaneity, Gilden turned to a career in photography.
Gilden has worked on commissions for Louis Vuitton, The Climate Group, and Mission Photographique Transmanche as well as publications including Wallpaper, New York Times Magazine.
“I’m known for taking pictures very close, And the older I get, the closer I get.”
John Stezaker
John Stezaker is a contemporary British Conceptual artist best known for his collages of found images taken from postcards, film stills, and commercial photographs.
Stezaker attended the Slade School of Art in London in his early teens, he graduated with a Higher Diploma in Fine Art in 1973. His works have been featured at The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Modern in London, and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, among others. Stezaker lives and works in London, United Kingdom.
“My ideal is to do very little to the images, maybe just one cut: the smallest change or the most minimal mutilation, what I do is destructive, but also an act of deliberate passivity.”
My Jersey
For my summer task I have decided to focus on my mum.
My mum has been living in jersey for over 20 years, in St Ouens bay. I am going to be showcasing my mums connection to the bay with multiple images taken on a recent family walk.
The images consist of a portrait of my mum inspired by Bruce Gilden, along with a Landscape of St Ouens bay. Through the influence of John Stezaker I have overlapped these two images, With the use of Blend Editor on my Iphone.
I have selected these images because having lived in St Ouens for some time my mum and family have had a significant connection to the bay as seen through this portrait.
The Portrait
The Landscape
The Final Image
