Looking back through some projects, not just work I have created this year, but since the beginning when I first started creating images I have realised what a big influence he has been in my work, his reflection images in particular. I quite like how Friedlander includes his own reflection in some of his images as usually in images the photographer is hidden away. I find including this unusual element sometimes brings quite a dark undertone to his images as he almost appears to be stalking someone as details of himself are still hidden and only his silhouette remains. Although I find these images have quite a surreal state, I also feel it is almost a documentary of America at the time Friedlander was photographing (around 1948). Similarly to Atget’s work when looking at these images I feel as if I have been transported into some surreal world where the reflections and reality have merged together to create one unusual cityscape. I also find as the images are taken in black and white, by taking away the colour I feel it almost takes away a sense of reality the image could have possessed as areas begin to merge together in dark and light tones.
(Images above were created by Lee Friedlander and were taken from: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=lee+friedlander&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=uxJqU9q1MaLE7Aa_u4DgDA&sqi=2&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=644#q=lee%20friedlander%20reflections&revid=1971811323&tbm=isch&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=4nUqpTSZkMRtjM%253A%3BNYZWp7nx_aomeM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fjuanjosereyes.files.wordpress.com%252F2012%252F09%252Freflection.png%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fjuanjosereyes.wordpress.com%252F2012%252F09%252F13%252Flee-friedlander-reflexions-of-the-street%252F%3B761%3B508 )
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