Alessandra Sanguinetti was born in New York, spent much time in Argentina, and currently resides in San Francisco, California. Women are the main focus of her photographs, particularly women engaging in everyday life activities and relationships. I was particularly drawn to the first book in her The Adventures of Guille and Belinda series, which were taken during her stay in Argentina. These sisters could not look any more different, yet they both have their own beauty and charm; when photographed together, they create a sort of visual magic that it impossible to ignore. Her style of photography appeals to me because, like her, I enjoy finding beauty in unexpected places. Rather than seeking out the woman who is already beautiful, I look for the woman who may not be beautiful until she smiles.
Bettina Rheims is a French photographer with an eye for the unusual and the misunderstood. My attention was drawn to her Gender Studies series, which can be found under the Series tab on her website. In this study, Rheim interviewed and photographed dozens and dozens of young men and women who fell into the category of transsexual and "androgynous" and explored the mindset behind those two lifestyles. Gender Studies questions the notion of what gender is and how it relates to appearance; the three images I featured here, for example, are all male models. This particular theme caught my eye because I have a fascination for people who are outside the typical boundaries in terms of behavior and beauty. (Normal is just so mainstream, dontcha know.)
Born in Germany and alternating between his home country and Los Angeles, California, Maier-Aichen is a photographer determined to go against the grain and present material that one doesn't see every day. His theme is usually landscapes reinvented with digital computer programs to appear in dynamic infrared colors. This technique offers the viewer a unique perspective on cliche landscape shots of the West Coast and the multiple other mountains, cities, and beaches he visits in his travels.
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