Ralph Gibson

 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 think is going on in this picture. 



In this picture, I think about how was experimenting. It was like he was experimenting. He was trying to figure out what a good picture would look like. Another thought in this was he was trying to convey the thought that he was also thinking. He was super focused and in thought. He was super focused on how he was going to take the picture and how it would turn out. One other thought is that maybe he was trying to take a picture of something in the distance but instead he took a selfie lol. That's a possibility I'm telling you. 






I like the work Ralph Gibson did. He did a very nice job of taking pictures that conveyed some type of meaning. I also really liked the photos and how clear they were because if they weren't clean in some of them I feel that the meaning of them would change significantly. 

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