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Henri cartier-bresson, the master of catching that decisive moment and Bill Brandt have always been two photographers whose work has fascinated me. Both photographers use composition and strong contrasts in their photographs to protray mood and atmosphere in a breathtaking way.

This use of contrast is something I’ve always aimed to produce in my own photographic work especially during my university years when I studied Photography as part of my course. I remember the opportunities that were opened up to me when I first started to realise the strength of the results that could be achieved in the darkroom by using traditional developing techniques such as choosing the type of paper grade, burning and dodging areas of the print during its exposure to produce rich darks and light focal points. (more…)