UK based photographer Jasper White shoots many series of subjects. He chooses a subject, whether it be a gun, a series of beach towels or in this particular project, views of the Eiffel Tower.
Technically is it likely that white has used only available light to shoot each landscape, even in the night photo, where he probably simply adjusted to a higher ISO. To get most of the towers as well as the surrounding scenes in focus he had to have used a deeper depth of field which requires a smaller aperture.
White's intent was to take this "Folly", architect talk for architecture made solely for decoration, and explore the impact it has as an icon for people all over the world but especially Parisians. Built to a scale for all Parisians to see regardless of where one is Paris, literally and socioeconomically speaking, White wanted the viewer to personally experience real vantage points from the apartments of Parisians. When looking at each photo you get to see how each person relates to the tower on a daily bases as well as an insight to the residents lives whether they are avid readers, parents, a single shopaholic or someone who lives for concerts. Even though the landscapes are void of people you still get to know the people and their space.
I realize after looking at Jasper Whites work and the work of other artists that I have chosen to post in the past that I may have a thing for series that revolve around one central subject in different environments. There was one photographer that traveled and just shot elderly peoples' sinks, one traveled and photographed children with their toys, and another traveled and only photographed the colorful subway stations of Berlin. I think i might be onto something and I am going to challenge myself to do a series surrounding one object or subject.
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