Some photographers have used their own image to express ideas about their identity or to document an aspect of their lives. The work can often be reflective and engaging. Examples can be seen in the narrative images of Vivian Maier, in the surreal work of Herbert Bayer and in the constructed images of Chantal Michel. Research appropriate examples and respond in your own way.
Definitions
Image - A representation of the external form of a person or thing in art.
Identity - The fact of being who or what a person or thing is.
Document - A piece of written, printed, or electronic matter that provides information or evidence or that serves as an official record.
Documentary Images - Documentary photography usually refers to a popular form of photography used to chronicle events or environments both significant and relevant to history and historical events as well as everyday life.
Reflective - Relating to or characterized by deep thought; thoughtful.
Engaging - Charming and attractive.
Narrative Images - Narrative art is art that tells a story, either as a moment in an ongoing story or as a sequence of events unfolding over time.
Surreal Work - A movement in art and literature that flourished in the early twentieth century. Surrealism aimed at expressing imaginative dreams and visions free from conscious rational control. Salvador Dali was an influential surrealistpainter; Jean Cocteau was a master of surrealist film.
Constructed Images - In fine art photography you have a lot of different options for how you want to address a concept, and digital photography has opened this up even further. You can look at the creation of a fine art photo series as a way of creating images from real world situations, objects that are hardly altered, or things as they happen.
Self-Identity - The perception or recognition of one's characteristics as a particular individual, especially in relation to social context.
Photographers Mentioned and their Work
Chantal Michel
For her productions, she uses her body. Through her presence, she creates images in the state of intercourse, images between wakefulness and dream. It creates what is possible in fairy tales, transformations.
Herbert Bayer
Herbert Bayer (April 5, 1900 – September 30, 1985) was an Austrian and American graphic designer, painter, photographer, sculptor, art director, environmental and interior designer, and architect, who was widely recognized as the last living member of the Bauhaus and was instrumental in the development of the Atlantic Richfield Company's corporate art collection until his death in 1985.
Vivian Maier
Vivian Dorothy Maier was an American street photographer. Maier worked for about forty years as a nanny, mostly in Chicago's North Shore, pursuing photography during her spare time.
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