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[awrubel-photography-blog]

Beautification of Women, 2016. 

Model: J. Bishop 

- Alyssa M. Wrubel

[kimwhitcomb]

This series of photos represents both unity and diversity. All of the women in the photos are my sorority sisters. They are all wearing our letters and holding the flag of the country that their family is from. The project is intended to show that even though they are all members of the same organization at the same school, sharing the same values, they are a diverse group of women that come from various backgrounds.

I wanted to keep these photos simple in order to place more focus on the message behind this series. I had each woman wear stitched letters, not only for consistency in my photos, but also to show their unity with each other. I chose a simple black backdrop to draw attention to the women and I had all of them smile to show their pride for their heritage.  The photos are also black and white to add to the feeling of unity and connectivity throughout the series.

This series of interpretive photographs conveys a message about what our sorority is like. Even though each member is different, we celebrate each others’ personal differences and love and accept everyone equally.

[moljacobdesign]

The invention of photography was revolutionary for the implications of its use, and documentation through photography surfaced shortly after its creation. This is a theoretical series looking at how architecture and city design was documented for preservation, understanding, aesthetics and educational purposes. It is also about how the buildings themselves have also been preserved, and even repurposed. All the photographs in this series are from the Grand Rapids Public Library, and then replicated at the exact angle to display the changes, alterations or lack thereof between the past and present. It represents past and present lives, where Grand Rapids was, and how it is today. The recycling of buildings for a new use, or surviving with an original lasting purpose in our society, one hundred or more years later provides us a juxtaposition of antiquated and modern.

[moljacobdesign]

This project was a style replication of the landscape photographer Michael Kenna.