Ron Nicolaysen - photographer
Ron Nicolaysen is a fine art and documentary photographer based in New York. He studied in Wesconsen and has worked as a successful fashion photographer in France as well as New York. He is influenced by the photographers Harry Callahan, Lee Friedlander, Duane Michals and Ansel Adams. He has a big interest in human trafficking and the advancement of women. He exhibits and also has workshops and seminars. His client list when in fashion photography is extremely impressive.
These photographs of Ron Nicolaysen's seem to be part-portrait and part-documentary. The subject is mostly looking at the camera but there is a lot of the surrounds in the photo that tells a story. They are quite raw images taken with a wide angle lens which adds to the narrative we are seeing of the character.. I love the use of the wide angle lens and I intend to use one in my documentary photos.
Reference:
The top image was in the book 'Friendship, Family love and laughter'. The stillness of this photo with the almost empty streets beside them makes it a very dynamic composition.
Nicolaysen often looks down on his subjects which is quite haunting and makes them look small in a big world.
http://rnicolaysen.com/2/artist.asp?ArtistID=17430&AKey=4J924LTX
Blackwell, Geoff; Friendship, Family love and laughter 2009
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