Photographer Study 3: Cristina Garcia Rodero

This photograph shows 3 people laid within a circle, with religious symbols and patterns around them. this could be because of a religious ceremony is taking place or it could be a cultural coming of ace ceremony. This deduction has been derived because all the 3 men seem to be quite young (early 20's). 

The genre of the photograph is photo journalism. This is because the image shows a big event in this groups culture. It also informs other people (not of that culture) of what they do. 

This meaning of the photograph is made too show different religious/ cultural happenings and how it is different from what you would normally see in western/urban societies. 

The purpose of this photograph would be an exhibition or journalistic piece. This is because she is a journalistic photographer.

 The main element used in her work include;contrasting colours (monochrome) . This helps to make the photograph more interesting because the contrasting colours create high and low lights and creates an intriguing effect for the viewer. This may make the viewer more interested in the image overall more interesting and may encourage them subliminally to think of a meaning to the photograph. She also used a high angle to make the photo look less interesting and my be trying to show the eyes of the gods looking down on the ceremony.


Quote from the photographer: A quote from the photographer is

"I tried to photograph the mysterious, true and magical soul of popular Spain in all its passion, love, humor, tenderness, rage, pain, in all its truth; and the fullest and most intense moments in the lives of these characters as simple as they are irresistible, with all their inner strength, as a personal challenge that gave me strength and understanding and in which I invested all my heart." - Cristina Garcia Rodero.

This relates to identity because it (the ritual) it is a part of those peoples identity and culture. This is because it is a tradition that would have more than likely passed down from previous generations.

The use of black and white in the photograph has inspired me to try and use monochrome in some of my images to see if they are more or less effective/ interesting for the theme of identity.