Ralph Gibson

 Ralph Gibson is an American photographer who is most famous for his photos of objects of everyday life and of the human body. All of his photos are black and white and speak for the surreal and subconscious states of mind. His eye for detail is something that really struck me when trying to pick a photographer for this blog. Most would say that his photos are mysterious, dream-like, symbolic, and even erotic. 

One of his photos that stood out to me was this one below: 

This photo stood out to me as it is an unusual pose. I honestly still cannot tell which body parts are shown here, which is why I enjoy it so much because it makes me want to keep looking and trying to figure it out. What I think are two possible outcomes for this photo is that it is two feet and legs crossed that are covering the butt area. I think the photo is flipped upside down as well to make the photo and pose more unusual. I also love the close attention to detail shown here in this photo. I can see the fine details of the hairs and the texture of the legs. I like how white the body parts are shown and how dark the background is for what you can see. 

The next photo that I found interesting from Gibson is this one below:

This photo stood out to me as it is similar to what I am trying to create for my own project. The body in this photo is tilted at an angle to create yet again, another interesting and unusual pose. I like how Gibson always seems to pay very close attention to detail and texture and lighting. Again, like the other photo, the subject is very highlighted and whitened. The background is perfectly dark as well, this makes all the other elements stand out such as detail, lighting, the hairs, the skin, etc. 

Gibson's photography has really stood out to me from the other photographers from the Visual Approach PowerPoint. I love his attention to detail, texture, and lighting. I can see some of his technique that I want to incorporate in my final book project for this class. I love how he takes unusual or close up photos of the body and uses black and white photography to make the images appealing, erotic, but fascinating.