What Photography Means to me

 Ralph Gibson is an American photographer whose work reveals geometric elements found in everyday life. His work comprises formal studies and portraits that show interest in light, shadow, and forms.  He has produced over 40 monographs. A lot of his work is all around the world in many locations having over 150 pieces.   What is going on in this picture? What I think is going on is this man is driving down the road and I think the man is lost deep in thought. He looks like he is pursuing the thought of something. The man looks very deeply into his thoughts and looks like he is trying to figure out something. What that something is I have no idea. I do the same thing when I go on drives, to be honest. I sit and think about what is going on in my life and what I could improve on. Or I sit back and think about the good times while I'm driving. It's very nice to sit back and think about everything going on you can just let your mind ease back and relax. That is what I th...

 Michael Kenna was a British photographer. He was best known for his black-and-white images involving landscapes and urban places. He did a lot with long exposure times that he would further in the dark room. Kenna stated that " You can't always see what's otherwise noticeable during the day." This is why he takes long exposures because that creates images that we can't see with our own eyes over long periods. Michael does an amazing job and I will explain that in a few pictures.  In this picture, you can see a stray of the light run up in the sky almost what looks like a shooting star caught in action. That's what comes to my mind at first if I was someone looking at this for the very first time. But in this picture, I'm pretty sure it's the moon that has long exposure; which looks so amazing. When I look at this picture I actually begin to convey a meaning to it. What I think of in this picture is life getting sucked back into the sky. Like it was on...