I think we can all learn a lot from the work of Ray K Metzker
( from wikipedia; )
Ray K. Metzker (born 1931) is a major American photographer known for both his work in cityscape and landscape photography and for his large "multiples", assemblages of printed strips and single frames. He is originally from Wisconsin and lives in Philadelphia.
He was a student of Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind at the Institute of Design in Chicago. He taught for many years at the Philadelphia College of Art (now known as the University of the Arts). He also taught at the University of New Mexico.
His work has been collected by the Art Institute of Chicago, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Museum of Modern Art, New York and many others.
He is the author of eight books and the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1966,[1] two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships (1975[2] and 1988[3]), and a Bernheim Fellowship.
He was awarded The Royal Photographic Society's Centenary Medal and Honorary Fellowship (HonFRPS) in recognition of a sustained, significant contribution to the art of photography in 2000.[4]
Here are a couple of links to get you started
Getty
this one has an overview of the various subjects and techniques he has used through his career
LMG
Be sure to check out all the links of this page that seems to have the best collection of his photographs online.
challenge starts Monday 1st September ( New Zealand time so that means NOW!~ ) and runs until Wednesday 10th September
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You can either try to copy one of his images as closely as you can, use a technique he has used or just see what inspires you from looking at his work. If possible reference a particular image you studied when you post your images
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Just got around to looking at his work. It's the first time I've seen it and I can't remember the last time I was so taken with any photographer's work. Absolutely love it and big thank you for the links.
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