The Art of photography

(Steven Felgate) #1

ChallengingTraditions:OnePicturefromMany


Tocreatethisimpossibleimageofawomanwith

ninebreasts,thephotographerfirsttookhundredsof

close-upswithahand-held35mmcamera.He

printedthepicturesoncontactsheetsandthen

selectedandcutout 336 tinyprints,whichhe

attachedtoabackingtomakeafinalimage

measuring 21 x 24 inches.Thephotographer

feelsthat,althoughtedious,theprocessis

rewarding"Ifinditpleasurable."hesays,"and

insomewaysalmostmeditative

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WomanwithCrossedArms, 1973

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