Friday, December 17, 2010

Hiroshi Sugimoto, Gemsbok, 1982




I don't usually enjoy wildlife photography that has a documentary feel to it and when I first looked at this photograph that is the thought it was.  The more I look at this photograph the more I enjoy it and the more i feel like it is not just a "wildlife" photograph.  The almost perfect size of the empty space around the animals sets this image off as unique right away.  The uniform shape and patterns on the animals combines with that space to add an almost surreal feeling to it also.  The white sky, the sharp distinct horns and face, the random spacing of the animals... it all just combines to add such a depth and intricacy to the image that I enjoy.  

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