Genre, Photography and conventions

Genre A category of Artistic composition characterised by a particular form, style or content (figure, space, object) *Portraiture, still life, documentary, Photojournalism, Landscape, Narrative, Environment, Constructed, architectural,

Genre: Portraiture A drawing, painting or a photograph with a focus of / on a person. A likeness of a person, especially one showing human figure. (people, animals)

Annie Liebowitz

Ralph Gibson

Diane Arbus

Portrait photographers *Dianne Arbus *Annie liebowitz *Robert Frank *Bill Brandt *Harry Callahan *Lee Friedlander *Duane michaels *Irvine Penn *Man Ray *Walker Evans *Robert Mappelthorpe *August Sander *Alfred Stieglitz *Gary Winogaurd *Richard Avedon *Yousuf Karsh *Dorothea Lange *Ralph Gibson *Fiona Pardington *Cindy Sherman *Christine Webster *Sally Mann *Marti friedlander

Genre : Landscape A composition depicting an expanse of scenery or space. (city, country, any spatial environment)

Laurence Aberhart

JoAnn Verberg

Joel Meyerowitz

Landscape Photographers Ansel Adams Edward Weston Laurence Aberhart Peter Preyer Ans Westra Weegee Andrew Ross Eugene Atget William Eggleston Lewis Baltz Ronnie Van Hout Mark Adams Joann Verberg Candida Hofer Bruce Foster Richard Misrach Terry Evans Rhona Bitner Desiree Dorlon Wayne Wilson Wong Paul Caponigro Natalie Robertson

Genre: Still life A Painting, Picture or photograph of inanimate (not living breathing/ thinking) objects

Abelardo Morell

Alan knowles

Megan Jenkinsen

Steve Boniface Vanessa Wu Ann Orman

Still Life photographers Laura Letinsky Martin Parr Imogen Cunningham Peter Preyer Anne Nobel Robert mapplethorpe Boyd Web Paul Strand Keith Arnatt Mari mahr Fiona Pardington Laurie simmons Alberado Morell Ben Cauchi Alan knowles Tina Modotti Andre Kertesz Janet Bayley Mary Frey Lee Friedlander Jo Ann Callis Victor Schrager Di French Moholy Nagy Jan Groover Megan Jenkinson Olivia Parker Edward Weston Sophie Calle Natalie Robertson

Genre: Documentary Presenting facts objectively without editorialising or inserting fictional matter. -fly on the wall -depicting truth /events -photograph as a document -’Momento Mori’ -The decisive moment

Lee Friedlander

Sebastiao Salgado

Henri Cartier -Bresson

Documentary photographers Bernice Abbott Ansel Adams Mary Ellen Mark Diane Arbus Jean Eugene Atget Brian Brake Robert Capa Henri Cartier- Bresson Bruce Connew Walker Evans Nan Golden Lewis Hine James Nachtway Dorothea Lange Ans Westra Paul Strand Gary Winogrand Andre kertesz Ernsest Haas Sally Mann Alfred Eisentaedt Anne nobel Robbin Morrison Marti Friedlander Sebastiao Salgado

Artistic Conventions (Traité, practice, rules, commonalities, dispositions) An artistic convention is a method or style of conveying or portraying something that is widely used and recognized as meaning a certain thing (or conforming to a certain style).

A THEME © Naomi Williams

EXPLORE AN OBJECT © Naomi Williams

TO COMMUNICATE Aimed at conveying to the rest of the country, the conditions farmers were experiencing in middle America Pennington County, South Dakota. Farm Security Administration, 1936. Arthur Rothstein

“The events I have recorded should not be forgotten and must not be repeated.” James Nachwey Sudan, 1993 - Famine victim about to receive water in a feeding centre.

TO EXPLORE / COMPARE “the forms of shells, nudes, vegetables, and rocks come to resemble one another..” Edward Weston

Works in a fine art practice using documentary strategy TO DESCRIBE Works in a fine art practice using documentary strategy Published her work with a diary of her observations Sophie Calle

SET UP TO DISCUSS OTHER ISSUES OR THEMES Laura Letinsky

Martin Parr