Zone Zero

During my photography class, I was required to check out a large variety of photographic textbooks, publications, databases, and websites. While this could sometime be pedantic, the one great thing about this was that it really gave me an appreciation for a variety of shooting styles and motifs in photography. More over, it really re-enforced the fact that, like many art forms, photography is fairly subjective and what you may consider fabulous, could be seen as absolute shit by the next person.

One of the most fascinating websites that I had look at was a site called Zone Zero. The website, an online repository for photography, is named after the Zone System popularized by famous landscape photographer Ansel Adams. Its name, though, is also a metaphor for the transition from analog (film) to digital photography and thus tries to present images that are beautiful and important not because of how they were taken, but why.

Acknowledging subjectivity and inspiration, I choose the following three portfolios from Zone Zero, one nude, one landscape, and one of street photography because I think they show a good range of style. Also I think that all of as works are very interesting and beautiful.
*For the full portfolio, click on the name of the artist*


Gisele Gomes - Nude
credit: Flotando (Floating)


Adrían Markis - Landscape
credit: Lago Negro (Black Lake)


Stephen Harrison - Street Photography
credit: Untitled