Throughout the year, I found inspiration in many film photographers, especially photographs of street scenes and abstract objects. I enjoy film photography as it gives the photographer a wide range of artistic expression when taking the picture and manipulating it in the dark room. Many film photographs are ambiguous and hold hidden meaning which I think are qualities a great photograph typically possesses.

Fan Ho

Deborah Turbeville

“To say that your mind and your eye rests looking at Tubeville’s photography is not to mean that it goes blank, but that it simply goes into that contemplative mood. Your senses slow down but you need them as sharp as ever to get the nuances of Turbeville’s ethereal images.

Walker Evans

Although many of Evans’ photographs are quite simple, dark, and somewhat plain, they show snapshots of real life. He does not manipulate his photos to please the audience and instead captures how he sees the world, often in abstract and dark forms. His photographs are raw and inspiring.

Articles from Isolation

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/arts/design/instagram-photographers-coronavirus.html

“‘Quarantine content’: snapshots of cramped apartments, pets surprised by their owners’ sudden ubiquity, uncannily deserted street scenes and cautious supermarket shoppers in beekeeping suits.”

This article shows how photographers have remained creativity and inspired even during quarantine. These individuals have created series documenting their time in isolation and focusing on showing the world in different ways even when stuck in the same place which inspires me.

https://petapixel.com/2018/09/22/finding-beauty-in-the-mundane-as-a-photographer/

This article is about finding beauty is the mundane, or the seemingly boring. In a time like now, it is extremely important for me to see the things I find boring, plain, and repetitive in my life in a new light. To maintain sanity and happiness I like to continue to manipulate my outlook on things in my life, which I can often express through the lens of a camera.

https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2020/04/17/834245538/isolation-diary-photographers-document-their-experience-with-covid-19

This article from npr shows a diary of photos from photographers in isolation, further inspiring me to be appreciative of the things around me and making the most of my situation at this time.