Cultural Imaginaries & Landscape Photography

Cultural imaginaries: a theory that came from different concepts in Latin America
  • imagined community 
  • It was put forth by Stuart Hall
  • The meanings of photographs are not fixed and can depend on the background of the person
cultural landscape: consisted of dual framework - objective (original meanings) vs subjective (interpretations)
  • Landscape photography captures nature and man-made features 

source: google images

Esteban Pastorino Diaz
  • Takes photos from a bird's eye point of view and focuses on specific points
  • conceptualisation
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  • He reflects the work of Fransisco Salamone (architecture)


Lauren Marsolier
  • perceptual photography exploring senses rather than the immediately visible
  • images present mental landscape

Mishka Henner
  • photos that pre-existed on the Internet
  • images from Google Earth
source: google images




Misha takes photo from Google Earth but doesn't show the person's face.




source: google images



Ansel Adams

  • black and white landscape photography
  • "pictorial testimony of inspiration and redemptive power"

Alexander Gronsky

  • He focuses on abandoned and quiet landscapes
  • He photographs buildings after years 'growing old' in order to give a mirror effect
  • it's up to the viewer on how to interpret the photo
source: google images

Picturesque: (especially of a place) attractive in appearance, especially in an old-fashioned way. It is an aesthetic ideal.






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