Post on 19-Aug-2015
Urban Landscape Photography
• Urban landscape Photography is a relatively strange genre.
• Its strange because it has existed for many years but it didn’t received recognition until the 20th century.
• Another reason behind the strangeness is that its hard to define.
• One definition is a type of photography that seeks to share the beauty of a densely populated concrete jungle referred to as a city or metropolis.
History
• The photographing of urban life started in the late 1800’s
• John Thomson was the first to document urban life with his magazine titled Street Life in London
Subfields of Urban Landscape Photography
• Cityscape Photography: When the whole city is captured using clean and polished lines.
• Architectural Photography: Focuses in on a specific building or a group of buildings in and effort to document the city’s architecture.
• Street Photography: Documents the life or the people living and interacting within the city. Attempting to showcase the culture of the city.
Urban Landscape vs. Documentary Photography
• Urban landscape photography is closely related to Documentary photography… but there are some differences.
• It doesn't chronicle significant events that are historical in nature.
• Its a little disorganized in that images of random cites, building and people are taken with no specific intent or knowledge of the persons life.
• Tends to focus on the present.