Alec Soth

 


In the field of photography, portraiture has been a way to portray not just yourself but the person being the subject of the photograph. Portraiture is a way to portray one’s life and environment, but also their emotion and expression that they hold. Alec Soth, a portraiture photographer, captures an individual and their environment. Alec Soth’s work is by far from what I think, quite simple yet it captures the personality or the story of every person he has taken a picture of.  

Alec Soth says that there is a sense of imagery in every picture he has taken. What he means by this is that for every photo there would always be something to say about it regarding what this person has gone through or what the situation is for this person in the image. It is interesting that every picture of his is just quite a simple portrait of people. Yet, there can be a lot happening by just observing a person’s posture, expression, and environment.

How does the photo above play a part in this? The photograph above represents the environment of the person, with the greenery of the background and the clothes that the person is wearing. Alec Soth’s work is simple, but simplicity cannot be boring but rather a new perspective in the work of portraiture. 

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