Bernd & HIlla Becher

Bernd & Hilla Becher have been working in collaboration for more than 40 years, up until Bernd's death in 2007. They first started collaborating in 1959 to document Germany's disappearing industrial architecture. They are famous for their monochrome typology work. It is easy to see how they approach their subjects in the same manner. The key to creating a good typology is to photograph each subject in the same exact manner, otherwise the angle gets skewed and there is the possibility of the viewer getting a "skewed" interpretation of the work. Creating a series that is stylistically similar that uses different subject matter and environment in each photo is difficult. However, that is not to say that it is the only way to create a cohesive body of work. When your ideas get complicated, try and photograph them in a simple manner.