John Dugdale

    Joe Seck

4/30/2023

  Art:337




John Dugdale is a contemporary American photographer known for his striking and often ethereal black and white images. He was born in 1960 in North Haven, Connecticut, and was raised in a Quaker household. The New Yorker and Vanity Fair. However, in 1993, Dugdale was diagnosed with HIV, which prompted him to reassess his priorities and turn his attention to fine art photography. Using a large format camera and traditional darkroom techniques, Dugdale creates deeply personal and introspective images that explore themes of identity, mortality, and spirituality.

    Dugdale has taken such interesting photos with this photo of his head being taken on the couch. The way his head is facing gives a feeling of peace and calm. The couch creates interesting curve to the photo and almost mimics Dugdale's nose with the arch. I feel like this ties into Dugdale's work into spirituality as this peaceful look could be him accepting his own mortality , but I also could be over analyzing.

I found this photo especially interesting as a I believe it is a sort of cyanotype. The way he put himself as the second exposure, but didn't make himself fully transparent. I felt like he could of done this to show how he feels. Almost like he is here but not really, just a ghost of himself. This speaks to Dugdale's way of capturing spirituality and mortality. I also really enjoy the addition of the railing as it creates a strong line the goes upward almost like a road to the afterlife.


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