The featured artist I chose was Jay Maisel. The reason I chose him was the fact that he loves to travel to different places and so do I. However I chose him for his photographs because of how they relate to mine. Many of his pictures feature pictures of landscapes from around the world and even though most of mine aren’t out of the country they are still landscapes that I find interesting. Another similarity between his photos and mine are the close up portraits of people with props which I enjoyed taking the most.
- He studied photography at Yale and after he graduated his career started in 1954.
- He is best known for capturing the light, color, and gesture in life.
- The first two covers of New York Magazine featured his works.
- He now works on personal work after stopping commercial work in the 90’s.