Wendy Whitelaw, Park Avenue shot by Arthur Elgort
Hello, my name is Kamila and I am currently a photography student at the University of Westminster in London. I am greatly passionate about photography and I love the fact that I can visualise a spontaneous idea in my head, and turn it into reality through a photograph. I came across this photograph at the Atlas Gallery in London, when I went there for Arthur Elgort’s exhibition with a couple of my friends. This picture really caught my eye, because it raises a lot of questions in my head, such as ‘where is she going? ‘why is her dress undone?’ ‘what happened?’ and what is the photographer trying to portray? The way the man is positioned in front of her also intrigues me, as his body language is showing that he is open, interested and is willing to communicate to her. In addition, I love this photograph because it is black and white. Personally, I think that black and white photography exaggerates the tones, shapes and figures as well as creating a dramatic effect. Arthur Elgort’s work and creativity has greatly influenced my use of black and white photography as well as a desire to study fashion photography, which I hope to continue at the University of Westminster.