Ralph Gibson

By Alex Handloser
Who is this guy
-He was born on January 16, 1939

-He enlisted into the U.S Navy in 1956, where he became a Photographer's mate until 1960
- His professional career began in 1961 to 1962 as an assistant Dorothea Lange

-He worked with Robert Frank on 2 films from 1967 to 1968

-He has published many works and has received many awards

-He has had many works posted in many collections

- Many of his photos promote fashion

- He is celebrated for his Black and White photos

-In 2016, he began to release photos with more color.

His style of photography

His style is taking normal scenes, then adding Hard Light and infusing them with shapes making them
dramatic and mysterious. He got into photography because when he joined the navy, he was randomly
selected to attend “the Naval School of Photography in Pensacola”. He thought it was destiny.
His style of photography (continued)
Some of his famous work
 Famous photos Description

This photo was taken

A photo used in This photo was from his and used in another one
Gibson’s Days at Sea, collection called Days at of his photo books, The
This photo uses an Sea. It shows a classic Black Trilogy. This photo
element of hard light Gibson photo with uses the art of mystery
to highlight the mystery and depth in and hard light to make a
intrigue and mystery the photo. While it also suspenseful photo. This
in this photo. This uses hard light to was one of his more
was one of his more highlight this. This was famous photo books,
famous photo books, one of his more famous and that is why it is
and that is why it is photo books, and that is more famous.
more famous. why it is more famous.
His photos under observation

This photo uses hard light in it to

highlight the photo. It uses this and it
the viewpoint to add mystery and
intrigue to the photo.
Observations continued

This photo uses hard light and

silhouette in it as it bolds out the
background. All of these choices add
many levels of depth to the photo
adding suspense to it.
 My photos with elements of his work
This photo uses hardlight to show
This photo uses random objects and This photo also highlights the
mystery and depth. This is what Gibson hard light to showcase the mystery mystery element using hard light
does in his photos and the photo below and suspense. like Gibson’s photos.
encaptures that.
My recreation

This photo is a very close to one of

Gibson’s photos. It captures the
elements as his photo and it shows
the same kind of feel as his original
photo.
 Works cited
http://www.ralphgibson.com/resume.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Gibson?scrlybrkr=e6c389c4

https://www.wired.com/story/ralph-gibson-digital-color/

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/05/lens/the-surrealist-photos-of-ralph-gibson.html