#bechers

[grupaok]

Bernd and Hilla Becher, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, 1986

[fishstickmonkey]

Bernd Becher (1931-2007) and Hilla Becher (1934-2015) 

Gutehoffnungshütte, Oberhausen, Ruhrgebiet 1963

(via Art Blart)

[whitecliffe-photomedia]

“There is a tension, in the Bechers’ photographs and in their statements, between the urge to document a vanishing industrial landscape and the desire to create a whole new vocabulary of images.” – Jana Prikryl

(via 15 Short Texts in Search of Hilla Becher | The Nation)

[bestthingfortoday]

Various works by Bernd and Hilla Becher

Farewell, Hilla Becher.

[mauricevanes]

RIP Hilla Becher (1934-2015) Mother of typology.  Work that will last for centuries. 

[thetypologist]

Ode to Hilla Becher.

[hollyhowkins-blog]

Photographer Research: The Bechers

I have researched the Bechers a number of times for previous projects, they create typologies of industrial buildings using film. However I would like to use them as research as I feel they show a style of photography which I am interested in using for this project. 

I feel that by using simple rules similar to The Bechers I can create images that highlight the buildings and their form. From looking at their work I have chosen to photograph only on dull days with little sunlight. I feel that this will highlight the straight and curved lines of the dark concrete, creating a good contrast between its shape and a plain white or grey sky.

From looking at their work I have also chosen to photograph in black and white. I have a strong image in my head of what these buildings may look like in picture, and feel that black and white will be able to enhance the mood from these buildings. A mood which suggests that these buildings are now dull and “past it” in our modern world. I have also thought tonally about why I should use black and white for these post war buildings. I feel that the viewer will have a greater understanding of three dimensional shape and form whilst looking in black and white. I aim to take photographs that show different tones of shape, which come together in a minimalist style to show the overall form of a building. I believe I have found a similar photographers which photograph architecture in this style called Helene Binet and Simona Panzironi.

[womenphotographycinema]

Candida Höfer, Florence, 2009

http://irisveysey.com/2015/03/08/some-female-photographers-for-international-womens-day/