Photography as Documentation; David Hockney

During this Photo Media project we looked to the photo collage work of David Hockney. In the early eighties, the artist explored capturing spaces with multiple photos grouped together to form a larger image.
The eyes can only view one perspective at a time. With this method of photo collage, Hockney can capture multiple perspectives and combine them. This practice enables the viewer to see more at once than what could be seen with the naked eye.

A great example is David Hockney's Telephone Pole, 1982. This collage in particular, illustrates capturing multiple perspectives within one composition.

Another example of Hockney's photo work that allows the viewer to engross themselves into an entire space is Merced River, Yosemite Valley, Sept. 1982. This scene is created, details are featured, and characteristics are included that could not in a simple panoramic shot.

 This collage is my favorite; Prehistoric Museum Near Palm Springs, 1982. I like the tone and very much get feeling that I am in the space and it is believable that I could be the person taking the photo. That the shadow casted could be my own.

I find some similarity between this composition and my own for this project. Not only because my photographs are black and white, but also the directional perspective it shares. There is more detail and 'weight' at the bottom of the collage and elements at the top are depicted as further away.