Natalie Bygall: Style of 3 photographers
Ed Panar
Ed Panar is a photographer from Johnstown, PA. He received his BA at IUP and his MFA at Cranbrook Academy of Art. The majority of his photos are in color. He likes to focus on the abstract ideas given by the environment. In his book, "Animals That Saw Me," he wanted to capture the connection between humans and animals and the aspect of "being seen." The photos are portraits of animals looking into the camera. We don't always view animals as having their own perspective and feelings, or a sense of understanding. Feeling seen is a lot like feeling understood. In a world where we feel that animals are just things in our world, he's saying we also play a part in their's. In many of his photos he likes to capture texture and edges, things that are often in the background. He if interested in the non-human world. He primarily uses film cameras for his work. The two he uses are Olympus Stylus Epic for 35 mm and a Pentax 67 for medium format. Ever since he had a phone with a camera, he began to take a lot of his pictures with a phone. He likes to capture humor within the concepts if his photos. This is inspired by Jason Fulford.
http://edpanar.com/Animals_That_Saw_Me.html
Kenneth Snelson
Kenneth Snelson is not only a photographer, but an artist in many ways. He does animation, panoramas, sculptures, and more. He made a statement on his website saying "My art is concerned with nature in its primary aspect,the patterns of physical forces in three dimensional space." Most of his panoramas are of New York skylines, but he has one of a nature garden scene. The camera used for most of the panoramas is a 16" cirkut camera. Most of the photos he printed 15.5" on the short side. These were also printed in black and white, showing good contrast and detail. He was inspired by a former professor, Buckminster Fuller, for his sculptures, which seem to have also inspired his photography. The structures and patterns in the city landscapes reflect this interest in pattern and structures of buildings. He combined art, science, and engineering. Along with large scale sculptures and photography, he studied the structure of the atom. This inspired the idea of an object being stable, but floating. He was very interested in how the world worked structurally. As a child he would build model airplanes and ships. He learned to take photographs while running his father's shop.
http://kennethsnelson.net/category/panoramas/
John McWilliams
John McWilliams, along with a photographer, is a print-maker. His photographs are very similar to the prints, both black and white with attention to detail. In print making, each line carved out shows the artist intent. Each detail is meaningful and develops the print, which he sees as giving his life structure. In his images, the details all give meaning to the photo. His photos are black and white with high contrast to show detail. His photos show the American South and focus on the land and the changes in architecture with the environment. He often worked with a view camera, but of different sizes: 5x7 and 8x10. He was very inspired by a student he had when he taught at Georgia State. Greg Day would often talk to him about his research on basket-making in the south. His conversations with him about the culture, diversity, and history led to his interest of photographing the south. The title of his book, "Land of Deepest Shade," was inspired my the hymn "The Sacred Harp." He thought that the shade was imagery for the potential for things to be revealed by the light.
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/john-mcwilliams-3252
Ed Panar is a photographer from Johnstown, PA. He received his BA at IUP and his MFA at Cranbrook Academy of Art. The majority of his photos are in color. He likes to focus on the abstract ideas given by the environment. In his book, "Animals That Saw Me," he wanted to capture the connection between humans and animals and the aspect of "being seen." The photos are portraits of animals looking into the camera. We don't always view animals as having their own perspective and feelings, or a sense of understanding. Feeling seen is a lot like feeling understood. In a world where we feel that animals are just things in our world, he's saying we also play a part in their's. In many of his photos he likes to capture texture and edges, things that are often in the background. He if interested in the non-human world. He primarily uses film cameras for his work. The two he uses are Olympus Stylus Epic for 35 mm and a Pentax 67 for medium format. Ever since he had a phone with a camera, he began to take a lot of his pictures with a phone. He likes to capture humor within the concepts if his photos. This is inspired by Jason Fulford.
http://edpanar.com/Animals_That_Saw_Me.html
Kenneth Snelson
Kenneth Snelson is not only a photographer, but an artist in many ways. He does animation, panoramas, sculptures, and more. He made a statement on his website saying "My art is concerned with nature in its primary aspect,the patterns of physical forces in three dimensional space." Most of his panoramas are of New York skylines, but he has one of a nature garden scene. The camera used for most of the panoramas is a 16" cirkut camera. Most of the photos he printed 15.5" on the short side. These were also printed in black and white, showing good contrast and detail. He was inspired by a former professor, Buckminster Fuller, for his sculptures, which seem to have also inspired his photography. The structures and patterns in the city landscapes reflect this interest in pattern and structures of buildings. He combined art, science, and engineering. Along with large scale sculptures and photography, he studied the structure of the atom. This inspired the idea of an object being stable, but floating. He was very interested in how the world worked structurally. As a child he would build model airplanes and ships. He learned to take photographs while running his father's shop.
http://kennethsnelson.net/category/panoramas/
John McWilliams
John McWilliams, along with a photographer, is a print-maker. His photographs are very similar to the prints, both black and white with attention to detail. In print making, each line carved out shows the artist intent. Each detail is meaningful and develops the print, which he sees as giving his life structure. In his images, the details all give meaning to the photo. His photos are black and white with high contrast to show detail. His photos show the American South and focus on the land and the changes in architecture with the environment. He often worked with a view camera, but of different sizes: 5x7 and 8x10. He was very inspired by a student he had when he taught at Georgia State. Greg Day would often talk to him about his research on basket-making in the south. His conversations with him about the culture, diversity, and history led to his interest of photographing the south. The title of his book, "Land of Deepest Shade," was inspired my the hymn "The Sacred Harp." He thought that the shade was imagery for the potential for things to be revealed by the light.
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/john-mcwilliams-3252
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