• Matt Blaze@federate.socialOP
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    4 days ago

    For industrial subjects especially, I usually end up preferring the most straightforward and boring perspective I can find that just lets the subject speak for itself. The masters of this approach were Bernd and Hilla Becher, whose “Basic Forms” work richly repays your attention if you like this kind of stuff. https://www.sfmoma.org/artist/Bernd_and_Hilla_Becher/

    (They would have undoubtedly gone for an overcast day to capture Big Allis, but I liked the clouds.)