After looking through a photography book on masculinity I found three photographers with photos I liked, now I need to choose one to use as a possible reference.
1. Fouad Elkoury
Fouad Elkoury is a photographer and filmmaker from Lebanon. He is known for his photographs of war in Lebanon.
His Photos are mainly in black and white and include environmental portraits of fighters in the civil war.
What I like about the photos is the photos give the theme of violence which can be seen as a masculine stereotype and a good area for me to explore in the theme masculinity.
2. Collier Schorr
Collier Schorr is an artist and fashion photographer from America.
The photo on the left comes from a collection of photos from 2012 called ‘Americans’ which includes photos of people in a montage with a photo on top in the centre, in this case a cowboy, to resemble hierarchy over the people in the other photos.
I could use the idea of the photos being a montage as a way of presenting my final images.
3. Mikhael Subotzky
Mikhael Subotzky is a South African artist based in Johannesburg who has done film, video and photographic work.
The photo on the left is called tactical unit from 2007 and shows a man at the centre of the photo with a bulletproof vest and gun sticking up his middle finger.
What I like about it, is the gun and middle finger make the photo seem rebellious which could be a good idea to explore when it comes to masculinity vs femininity.