Kristina Bergey - Five Artists

Emotional - Alina Lebedeva - http://www.alina-lebedeva.ru/
Her expressiveness is conveyed through her use of moody lighting and shadowy contours and dramatic poses, almost giving a melancholy, but surreal painting-like quality that fascinates me and is several calibers above from how I strive take emotive portraits.

Intellectual - Sally Mann - http://sallymann.com/

From her mouth—"The things that are close to you are the things you photograph. And unless you photograph what you love, then you're not going to make good art." 

Regarding her show on her collection of images of dog bones—"So, we do a show of dog bones, and then some cynical postmodern critic will come along and say, 'Oh my god, look at the show of dog bones; what do you suppose it means?' And it means that I want to see what dog bones look like, photographed." 

She photographs what she loves and the things that appeal to her that might not really have any meaning other than experimentation and visual aesthetic. The images I take are what I like. There might be some deeper rooted, subconscious reason for why I'm drawn to photographing certain things that I am not fully aware of, but I'm not going to make up a contrived meaning or reason for why I took those images.

Content - Jake Sargeant - http://www.mn8studio.com/project/photography-compendium

Particularly hard to find a photographer for this one since my work is all over the place, but I did find Jake Sargeant. Most of his photograph are experimental and he shoots pretty much anything and everything, but experiments with lighting, exposure, line quality, depth of field, etc.. This is generally what I'm doing right now. 

Formal - Supabaka - http://www.flickr.com/photos/superbaka/

Supabaka was just a photographer I found on Flickr, but his images were formally and content-wise very similar to my work. Again, shooting anything and experimenting, but keeping a theme of darker shadows. He also does a lot of macro and shallow depth of field work, which are things I like to experiment with as well.

Opposite - Javier Manzano - http://www.javiermanzano.com/

Known for his raw and up-close documentation of the world's most violent regions—Mexican drug cartels, war in Afghanistan, and civil war in Syria. While his images are striking and important, I do not see myself or plan on doing that kind of work for fear of my own well-being. 

Lindsey Foray. Five Artists

Intellectual:
Vivienne Gueca
http://nythroughthelens.com/
When she first started having an interest in photography she began to notice all the lines and patterns she was surrounded by that she seemed to never have seen before

Formal:
Joel Zimmer
everyday.joelzimmerphotography.com
The work in Zimmer's ongoing project in which he tries to take a photograph everyday, using his surrounding reminds me a lot of my own work

Opposite:
Annie Leibovitz
Though I do visually enjoy her work, her use of portraiture and recently, heavy photoshopping differs from my own work greatly

Content:
J. Wesley Brown
http://www.jwesleybrown.com/
In Brown's Back To The Land of the free series he uses many urban, structural spaces and areas

Emotional:
Thomas Locke Hobbs
http://www.thomaslockehobbs.com/
Hobbs in his recent work uses the photographs he takes as a way of looking at the area from an outsiders perspective

Clayton Leverett - 5 artists

Whitney C - Five Artists

TAMAS DEZSO  •  intellectual

Dezso's most recent work focuses on the effect on industrialization and the loss of generations worth of tradition and heritage in small Romanian villages. The general relationship between urbanization and loss of tradition is a concept I personally find very intriguing. 


SALLY MANN • content


While I don't shoot exactly like Mann, I find that I draw a lot of inspiration from the closeness she has shown with her family throughout the history of her family portraits. She also is small and for being so smiley, doesn't seem to give a f**k what people have to say about her work. 

TESS MAYER • formal
 

Tess Mayer is actually just someone on flickr, and kind of overlaps here with content. She photographs her little sister for the most part, but she uses a lot of soft, natural lighting to shoot her portraits.

CINDY SHERMAN •  opposite

Conceptually speaking, I think Sherman does great things, but I just cannot find that I'm ever drawn to her work. It is always so constructed and over-the-top that it actually makes me uncomfortable to look at. I don't hate her violently though. I'm sure I could find something I more passionately dislike.

THERON HUMPHREY • emotional

While Humphrey's work is not the most groundbreaking, I feel a connection through his passion to connect with people and understand something about their background. It's background  and relationship that tends to drive a lot of my work. Also dogs. I really, really, love dogs.

Hunter Helm: Five Artists

Joel Sternfeld resonates most with me, formally, through his use of color and very specific palettes. I value color photography most and I can always learn from the subtleties of color in his work. http://www.luhringaugustine.com/artists/joel-sternfeld

Dash Snow's work resonates with me and my work in that we share a similar disdain for most legal processes, law, and authority in general. His collage work and polaroids communicate that very blatantly. 

http://www.saatchigallery.com/artists/dash_snow.htm

Ai Wei Wei's work is relevant to me on an intellectual level. To some, his work may seem ignorant and irreverent but he is making very conscious decisions to include very loaded motifs and even objects to communicate beliefs concerning history, objectification and historical significance, and often criticism and retaliation toward the Chinese government. 

http://aiweiwei.com/

I connect with Keegan Gibbs' work on a content based similarity because he is paid to document and sell an experience and lifestyle to people. One that he already lives. His content, whether it be personal or commercial his photographic content is dominated by the content of his life. 

http://keegangibbs.com/

Joachim Schmid's work is mostly the opposite of what I care about. She is currently collecting images simply as a visual history of culture, which I do actually care about but the way her work mifests that subject definitely turns me off. 

http://schmid.wordpress.com/

5 Artist- Nikki Samson

Intellectually- Susan Worsham








In Susan's work, there is a strong emphasis on the connection to family, home, and friendship.


Emotional- Doug Dubois

Doug Dubois spent much of his time photographing his family and home. He then traveled abroad photographing "My last day at Seventeen" making work that represented a home.


Content- Todd Marshard

Todd Marshard, in his Lifestyle series, focuses on portraiture and for the most part uses natural light.



Formal- Jordan Voth

Similar to the work I like to do, Jordan Voth spends his time photographing portraits in mostly natural lighting. His portraits are 'simple' and not over the top.




Opposite- Erik Johansson

Opposite to my work is Erik Johansson, he relies heavily on photoshop to create an unique image of a surreal landscape.

Emily Volles - 5 artists

Emotional Resonance- Amanda Jasnowski
website

  Amanda is a young artist from Spain (currently residing in NYC)who I've found to have very similar, emotion-based way of working, as me. Her recent series about self exploration really struck me. Recently, a lot of my work has been about exploring myself through my emotions and past experiences. 


Complete opposite - Thomas Demand
website


 
    Though I can appreciate the hard and tedious work that goes into his paper scenes which he photographs, I would have to say Thomas Demand's work is just as far away from what I strive to do in my work as possible. His work is very much about precision and form, where as I love all the oddities and 'mistakes' that often happen in my work.


Intelectual connection - Raina Matar
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Most (if not all) of Raina's work is about family and women, often at the same time. Though her most famous and widely acclaimed series is probably 'girl in her room', I would have to say her other projects are equally as interesting. I have a fascination with family history and genealogy as well as a keen interest in woman's issues and relationships. I hope to make more work related to this in the future and Raina's projects like, 'Women coming of age' and 'family moments' really inspire me. 


Formal similarities - Dan Estabrook 
website


    Many of my recent projects have been experimentations with material. I find many physical similarities between both Dan and I's work. His almost exclusive use of alternative photography processes as well as multi-media techniques is something I do a lot in my work as well. I'm very fond of having simplistic imagery in my work, as is Dan.


Content - Mike Brodie 
website


90% of all the photos I take are of my friends and their lives as they live them. Mike Brodie spent 4 years traveling the country via train hopping and photographing those he traveled with. Showing a truth of how they lived during their travels. The photos from these 4 years were the only body of work he ever chose to create. 

Amber-Lynn Taber, Five Artisits

Emotional

Bernd and Hilla Becher

Bernd and Hilla Becher

The typologies of the Bechers seem emotionless, but the emotion is cold and sterile. I appreciate their work for its simplicity and yet the complexity it holds questioning technology.

Amy Stein

Intellectual

Amy Stein

I think Amy Stein’s ‘Domesticated’ really parallels intellectually the way I think in natural habitat of these animals.

Content

Joel Sternfeld

Joel Sternfeld

Sternfeld explores of society and has an eye for its ironies. His works ‘Stranger Passing’ and ‘On This Site’ are my favorites.

Thomas Demand

Formally Speaking

Thomas Demand

Demand’s work in its actuality appeals to me. The fact that he destroys every set after photographing it, making the photograph the only record of it’s existence is an interesting idea.

Terry Richardson

Opposite

Terry Richardson

I strongly dislike the existence of this man mostly due to his exploitive, rude and degrading ‘photography,’ if we can even call it that. I think that sums it up.

Maggie Morris- Artists

Cindy Sherman, Woman in Sun Dress, 2003
Although I appreciate some of Cindy Sherman's work, I couldn't imagine any photo more opposite from mine than this one. In a way I admire her ability to pull off such an over the top photo, without looking like she tried too hard.  
Website: http://www.cindysherman.com/

Philip Lorco Dicorcia, Mario, 1978, from the series Family and Friends, ektacolor print, 20 x 24 inches

I see a formal relation with the lighting he uses, especially with my photo of the bedroom with the religious statue overhead. They both use mundane coloring and low like to create an unsettling feeling

website: http://www.thecollectiveshift.com/show/portfolio/diCorcia

Kai Löffelbein, Kids of Sodom

This photographer document environmental and social issues which I feel relates to my interests intellectually, as my goal is to be able to capture images that have an impact on the viewer and provides vital information that would otherwise never be seen.

website: http://www.kailoeffelbein.de/

Francesca Woodman, Untitled Rome

This photo reminds me a lot of my self portraits on film in terms of the emotions that it gives off. The mysterious and daunting feeling I believe connects to my work. 

website: http://www.victoria-miro.com/artists/_7/

Jerry Berndt, Soul of Los Angeles 

This photographer connects to my work in terms of the content. He did a series on different types of religion which is something that often appears in my work at times unconsciously. 

Website: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p15799coll52

Jessica Berry - 5 Artists

EmotionalFarah Willem: le souffle blanco
Her work seems to be filled with emotion:
how she sees herself, the world around her, and how she reacts to it. 

Content
Jenny Woods

"I blast the saddest music I know and let my feelings take over from there. I'm reaching into myself and spilling out all the contents of who I am. I hope to give the viewer an idea of how I view the world."

Intellectual

Sam Ray

Formal
David Uzochukwu
There isn't need for any words. You can see the stories in his images. His use of light, colors, and editing technique. 

Opposite
Luigi Bussolati
He is and amazing product, design, and commercial photographer, but there is no human emotions in these products, no stories about character, or questioning life.