5 Characteristics

-Close-up composition: The photos are fairly close-up to the point you can see the details of the subject taken.

-Black and white colors: The colors in his photos are all colorless to emphasize the forms of the objects. The use of black and white shows greater contrast, the usage of colors in between like different shades of gray shows less contrast.

-Unclear focus: What makes the photos especially abstract is the fact that the photos are so close-up that it is hard to depict what it is, therefore, having an unclear focus.

-Interesting and a variety of textures: Some photos have a crinkly texture, some photos are smooth, and some are organic.

-different forms: Similar to texture, Siskind’s photos emphasize the different forms where some are flat (which are more graphic), and others are more three-dimensional (which have more depth).

I have chosen Siskind because I love his usage of texture and form to make the photographs feel very organic and raw. I hope by doing so, I can pursue photographs that can be very reflective of the raw city life.