26 Photography

Photography

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CAteGorY 4.2. PhotoGrAPhiC CUt

salzburger nachrichten, A Clint eastwood will be 90

This page appeared on the occasion of Clint Eastwood‘s 90th birthday. The full-page portrait of the actor is largely covered with a white translucent printed area so that only part his face is clearly visible. This interaction of visible and almost invisible parts creates suspense and is a clever means to arrest the reader‘s gaze.

trouw, nL Visualization of an “angular liberal”

Johan Remkes, manager of the nitrogen committ ee, is known for his policy of producing less nitrogen in the Netherlands and also known under his nickname “angular liberal from Groningen”. The oblong photographic cuts appear as a literal rendering of Remkes stance.

handelsblatt , D Concentration

The portrait of Carlos Ghosn, cropped at the top and the two sides, reduces his face to the essential expression of fi erce determination, according to the headline under the photo, “Revenge of a fugitive”.

trouw, nL everybody is out running

The Corona crisis sent more and more people out on jogging tours and pushed the author in a defensive situation since the recommended distance of 1.5 metres was seldom obeyed. The picture pages contain numerous same-size photos of individual runners on the same ground, taken from the same diagonal position and in the same place. The overall impression is that of a structured ornament.

südkurier, D emotions in spite of masks

The actress Birgit Nolte-Michael can be seen in this photo sequence expressing twenty diff erent emotions which can be identifi ed in spite of her mask. First row from left to right: confused, despaired, angry, mad. Second row: lampooning, sad, sceptical, impatient.

Pforzheimer Zeitung, D Conductor as sequence

Next to the large lead photo of conductor Douglas Bostock, a sequence of smaller photos show him during a performance or rather a rehearsal since we observe him working hard with the music and his orchestra for the best possible sound.

stutt garter nachrichten, stutt garter Zeitung, D Portrait specialist

Martin Schoeller belongs to the best known portrait photographers in the world. The article on his works classifi es him as “a master of the close-up shot”. The reduced layout corresponds perfectly to to documentary appeal of the photos.

stutt garter nachrichten, stutt garter Zeitung, D female images

The lead-in informs, “2,000 interviews in 50 countries – the Ukrainian journalist Anastasia Mikova and the French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand met women from all over the world to talk with them about their lives, their experiences, emancipation, and motherhood.” The photos, all of the the same size and cut, are arranged as a series. An excellent idea is the individual caption for each portrayed woman.

Ludwigsburger Kreiszeitung, D ten portraits for ten decades

The LKZ aims at portraying a representative of each decade from infancy to old age. Their outlook on future will be taken into account, but also their past and their wishes for the present. The extreme photographic cut is well chosen, the black and white photos look like historical documents.