Paul Graham

http://www.paulgrahamarchive.com/troubledland.html

This picture was taken by photographer Paul Graham. It was during the 1980's and his "Troubled Land" time. He took many pictures of trees, bushes, buildings and other landscapes. He was actually apart of the same group as Nan Goldin, the photographer from my previous entry. This group of photographers spent their time trying to focus on expressing visual consciousness of our world, rather than take pictures for artistic ideas. 

Paul Graham's "Troubled Land" pieces were shot in Northern Ireland. By doing these shots in color he opened new doors and inspired other artists to switch to color photographs as well. 

I think personally enjoy this piece. I love trees and this one just seems so determined to grow. I enjoyed many of Paul Graham's pieces. Another favorite was the Television Portraits, I like the meaning I take from those. You see all these different kinds of people zombified into the television, wasting precious time in their lives. Others I didn't really understand though, like American Night. I want to know why he bleached out most of his shots, but not all of them.