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hey /p/, any of you know who this photographer is?
>> fence !!POey2hdozCZ
joel peter witkin.

in before someone else saying that it's joel peter witkin.
>> Anonymous
Ansel Adams
>> Anonymous
>>215737

thanks a ton!
>> Anonymous
Looks photoshopped to hell. This belongs on deviantart, not here.
>> Anonymous
>>215760

lol
>> Anonymous
>>215760
It's film. Large format film, intentionally damaged, to be precise.

And also, Joel-Peter Witkin is one of the greatest contemporary art photographers around- which goes to show A) heavy post-processing (whether with a needle or Photoshop) can be used well and B) you have to be talented and have intentions to use it well.
>> Anonymous
>>215834
i don't care if it was shot on digital, film, or glass plates, it looks like shit. pointless shot, little thought as to composition
>> sage !i/euDJmWr2
>>215847
I kind of agree for this particular picture, not really that it lacks composition but just that it relies on the processing and the eerieness a little too much. But some of his other work is amazingly surreal.
>> Anonymous
From memory, I think he often shoots on 11x14 film.

He purchases cadavers in Mexico, shoots them in a studio he has there, then finishes up back home n America.

I've never really looked at this particular photo. I love that the disembodied arm is clutching the clock that is just about ti hit midnight. The small, classical statue on the right brings in some relation to 19th century ideas of education and wealth. Grapes symbolize life, but are placed right were the arm was cut off.

You could keep going with this, but I'm just trying to point out that aesthetics are not everything. Witkin uses a lot of symbolism in his works.
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>> Anonymous
>>215863
Wait... he uses real cadavers? They *sell* real cadavers?
>> Anonymous
>>215880
Yes. what do you think med students use to practice on?
>> Anonymous
>>215888
Donated ones?
>> Anonymous
>>215880
Yes. Not in America though :P
>> Anonymous
his work is amazing. Bone House ftw!
>> Anonymous
he has a connection in Mexico or something to get unclaimed bodies. or something of that sort. did a report on this guy awhile back