Web Work 9

Part A:

Alec Soth

Alec Soth was born in 1969 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He attended school at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York. He then became a professional photographer. In 2003, he received the Santa Fe Prize for Photography. Your can see many of his photographs in museums around the United States, including: the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, and the Walker Art Center. In 2004, his photographs were featured at the Whitney Biennial. In 2004, he published his first book, Sleeping by the Mississippi. This book included landscapes and portraits of the Mississippi River. His second book, published in 2006, was titled Niagara. In addition to publishing books, Soth has worked as a photographer for The New York Times Magazine, Fortune, and Newsweek. In 2010, he went to the United Kingdom to take photographs, but was unfortunately denied a work visa. So instead of taking pictures there himself, he had his young daughter take pictures. As of 2008, Soth is a member of the Magnum photos agency. He primarily takes photos of the midwest. His photographs are known for the cinematic feel and stories that seem to lie within. He is also interested photographing numerous other things, including: hermits, Scarlett Johansson, happy people, the Amazon, unusually tall people, and the Welsh countryside. Currently, he is living with his family in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Here is a Alec Soth's web site.

Part B:

These photographs by Henry Peach Robinson utilize lighting to create an angelic effect. In the top photograph, the girl is lit up very well, but the background is dark, this draws the viewers eye immediately to the girl. In the bottom picture, The Lady of Shalott, the scene is very still and tranquil and the trees reflect clearly in the river. This peace makes the lady seems even more angelic.