Photography Specialisation A: Week 5: Photography Specialisation

Stephen Dupont

I enjoyed the photographic work of Stephen Dupont. We saw a short video which showed the techniques Stephen Dupont uses, i found his darkroom techniques particualrly interesting, as he processes his photographs to a quite large scale which is tricky and time consuming.

In his 'Axe Me Biggie, Or Take My Picture' collection we saw the process of this series when we went to Afghanistan. It was interesting to see everyone so eager to have their photo taken. Using a small sheetof material as a backdrop the subjects would sit down or stand to get their portait. This shows that keeping it simple can be very effective.

"Stephen Dupont was born in Sydney, Australia, in 1967. Over the past two decades, Dupont has produced a remarkable body of visual work; hauntingly beautiful photographs of fragile cultures and marginalized peoples. He skillfully captures the human dignity of his subjects with great intimacy and often in some of the world’s most dangerous regions. His images have received international acclaim for their artistic integrity and valuable insight into the people, culture and communities that have existed for hundreds of years, yet are fast disappearing from our world"

'Axe me Biggie, Or take My Picture'
Some of My favourites from this series