I feel like I've hit a road block when it comes to my work, so with this I decided to look at photographers with similar ideas and themes to mine. However, they portray them differently. Larry Clarks work stuck out for me the most. His photographs are gripping and stylistic, they seem poised and carefully shot - this slightly going against most of what Nan Goldin was doing - Yet still the same due to the people he shot and the life he lead, with the drug abuse and the friendship.
His images in black and white take away the natural element of capturing the private moment, yet I also think they enhance it. It causes the viewer to look at the images in more depth, connoting you to a story. There's something beautiful about them that attracts me to make similar work - but of course still keeping the same aspects I've been researching already. There's something about black and white that makes the images look more emotive, due to the life the people led in his images, I think it represents a true deeper meaning and is portraying a serious aspect to them.
Not only this, Clark also captures everyday objects. This is something that intrigues me due to the fact, the images are still 'snap shot' appearance and they're objects that are being used in those moments he captures. If anything they help enhance the images of the 'friends/models/family' etc. This is something I could also experiment with in my work.
“i was born in tulsa oklahoma in 1943. when i was sixteen i started shooting amphetamine. i shot with my friends everyday for three years and then left town but i’ve gone back through the years. once the needle goes in it never comes out.” -Larry Clark
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