Tag Archives: Bernd and Hilla Becher

The Language of Photography

Posted on July 4, 2015 by stevemiddlehurst

Introduction In 1977, thirteen years before the dawn of the digital age of photography (i), Sue Davies, the founder of the Photographers’ Gallery (2), presented Reading Photographs, an exhibition of urban photographs with the intent of “helping people to a better … Continue reading →

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Seriality and Neutrality

Posted on March 23, 2015 by stevemiddlehurst

Twentysix In 1963 Edward Ruscha published Twentysix Gasoline Stations, which the Tate refers to as, “a modest publication”. This book, with its red text on plain white cover contains 26 nondescript monochrome photographs of petrol stations between Ruscha’s home in Los … Continue reading →

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Shooting Space

Posted on March 8, 2015 by stevemiddlehurst

Most rough sleepers live in urban centres so urban spaces and architecture were an inevitable component of assignment 1. Too many of my initial photographs for that assignment were poorly composed and, as assignment 2, is taking me back to … Continue reading →

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The Deadpan Aesthetic

Posted on February 24, 2015 by stevemiddlehurst

History and Origins According to Artbook (1) the origins of the word “Deadpan”  can be traced to 1927 when Vanity Fair Magazine compounded the words dead and pan, a slang word for a face, and used it as a noun. … Continue reading →

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