Photographers Research 1

Jose Reis:

José Reis is an American born in Portugal and educated in England. After a career in photojournalism and teaching- where he had exhibitions at the Birmingham Post Building, in 1971, and The Photographers’ Gallery in London, in 1973- he worked as a Software Quality Assurance Engineer in the Pacific Northwest, until his retirement in November 2011. José Reis is now immersed in personal photography projects.
Reis has taken throughout the world, focusing on different subjects. He has done exhibitions based on different life styles like Faces and Voices of Papua New Guinea, Japanese Gardens and How Democratic Is Your Liberal Democracy?
His style of photography brings sharp and intense images to the audience, portraying a hidden message or story behind each one. 
I took inspiration from his photos on environmental destruction, shown below.

 I like the layering's on this picture, and how it presents how the world is being damaged. The harsh tones present how powerful the ocean in yet the small human in front of it isn't scared as he's breaking it down bit by bit. I also like the placement of objects in the waves as I get a connotation how easy it is for objects to be swept away in the ocean.

My initial thoughts to this photo was the wonder of the story behind it. I can see a human standing on the wreckage of an airplane crash but why? This shows that Reis has created a good photo as he has left the audience wanted more. The use of shows and lighting also draws you in. Having the only light as the sun shining in creates a connotation that thats always good in the bad.

What I like about this image is the tone of blue throughout. The constancy makes the image more appealing. I also like the use of composition. The whale is slightly of centre, showing that the image is not perfect- like the meaning behind it (the ruining of animals habitats) 


















This photo stands out the most to me. It presents how we are destroying the environment and that habitats of animals, breaking nature in order for more space for buildings. It is a perfect representation of industrialisation. I like how Reis uses popular landmarks like the Eiffel Tower to shows how the important things people love seeing 
have ruined a world we once knew.