Alec Soth

 Alec Soth | Fraenkel Gallery

Alec Soth | Fraenkel Gallery

I personally love Alec Soths work. I think it's such a beautiful thing to capture images of strangers that allow the viewers to really see and interpret the life that person has lived. His images aren't just of people, they tell a story and show personality and life. Most of his work is just of one lonesome person and I love that. He shows the beauty in loneliness and solitude which is very inspiring not only to photographers, but to anyone that sees his work and can learn from it.

The first image attached caught my attention. It's extremely eye catching and interesting. You can tell he used flash and that really adds to the composition of the image. Im nit exactly sure what's happening in this, but I notice that one of the hands are bare and the other is wearing gloves. It seems like they are throwing a rock to the other person. I wonder what the thought process was to this image.

The second attached image is exactly the type of image that I love. The beautiful colors and framing and depth all creates a perfectly composed image. You can tell that the this is the lady's personality and safe place. It looks as though this picture is taken through glass because of the slight reflection over the entire image. This is honestly an image I could look at for hours because of how much is going on. I would normally think that having so much chaos and pieces to the composition would be overwhelming but it somehow makes it feel clam and that shows how much of a talented photographer he is.

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