Ralph Gibson

Ralph Gibson is an American art photographer best known for his photographic book. His images usually incorporate fragments with underlying and mysterious tones. His focus was mainly on building narrative meaning through contextualization and surreal juxtaposition. Gibson has maintained a lifelong fascination with books and book-making and since 1970, his work has been more and more focused on printed pages.


I like the style of his first picture because it gives off an almost eerie vibe. I like how you can see the different tones and 'colors' in his eye even though it is a black and white image. I also like the different shadows you can see in the creases of his face.

I like the contrast of the second image, the background is so dark and then you get the lightness of her face and the hand that are in the picture. Also to me this kind of tells a story, I feel like the girl is leaving but doesn't necessarily want to and the person in front is willing for her to stay.