Urban/Photography research

To start off my photography research, i decided to go online and fine photographers that were based around social documentary photography, urban photography or fashion as all these wide ranges of photography are assembled for my project. I started off by researching a social documentary photographer that i had already researched before in my earlier education, who was Martin Parr. Martin Parr is a British documentary photographer, photojournalist and photo-book collector. He is known for his photographic projects that take an intimate, satirical and anthropological look at aspects of modern day life, in particular documenting the social classes. Parr's use of intense and over exposed colours and his ability to raise the snapshot to the level of art has led him to being recognized as the master chronicle of every day. From my own point of view martin parr always seems to have a certain view point or critique not necessarily positive. It gives me the impression that people are unsure if to laugh or cry about society.    
I then moved onto a photographer named Humphrey Spender that was also a social documentary photographer but sadly died aged 94. His work captures positive moments of everyday life but all in black and white also this was in the 50's/60's. Rather than just sticking to the usual documentary photography shots of people he also took shots of streets and vehicles. His work reflects every day life and the natural images rather than staging his work.
 
Saving best for last my most favourite photographer of them all was a fashion photographer named Mario Testino. Testino is a photographer well known for fashion photography, portrait photography, creative director and a philanthropy. His work has featured internationally in magazines such as Vogue magazine, V magazine, Vanity fair and GQ which is a great achievement for a fashion photographer. As i, myself is wanting to go into the fashion side of photography i thought that Testino was a great inspiration and a extremely good role model to look upto considering his achievements as a photographer. He has worked with people such as, lady Gaga, Blake lively, Taylor swift, Also the legends Mick jagger, Keith Richards and David Bowie.