Landscape Activity 2

Activity 2

Find two landscape photographs that question social values or act as a metaphor for personal issues that the photographer is trying to express. Discuss whether the communication is clear or ambiguous and how this communication is conveyed.

Photograph by: Neal Oshima

In this controversial image, There is a little girl standing in a very run down part of town, as some would say, "The other side of the tracks." Kind of ironically captured in this piece. You can see there is tons of waste in this area, old appliances and old shacks to live in. This piece is controversial because right above the broken homes of the poor there is a display for a home company with new homes and living spaces displayed upon it. This is a very clear image to show the split of our society and their living. It clearly defines the further deterioration of the bridge between classes in his society.

Photograph by: Mark McGowan

In this image there is a more rebellious feel. Showing there is beauty and art all around us, even in the most unexpected places. The Graffiti displayed on the walls gives the stigma that it shouldn't be there because graffiti is considered, "Unnatural" in our society. It is our of place and unexpected. Which makes it all the more beautiful. This image kind of shows the deterioration of traditional values in our society.