Kaylyn Thom Photo Assignment 1 (Albert Renger Patzsch)

Albert Renger Patzsch was a German photographer from 1867 to 1966. He was always interested in photography, even at a young age, but he took this photo in 1922. He had a variety of different photography projects throughout his life. The relationship between Patzsch’s photo and my photo is the texture both of them hold. I wanted to capture the up close and personal affect as he did as getting all the textures from the plant. Before going out to shoot, I searched for photographers from the 1920s to the 1930s and Albert’s work caught my eye. His work consists of still life, to industrial, to macro. I went to the arboretum to get inspired, because I did not know what I wanted to photograph to try and relate to Patzsch. But when I saw this type of plant, it instantly reminded me of the picture above from Albert, yet it was different and unique in its own way.