Photo 101: Abstract Photography

For most of us, we usually think of photography as the best way to record the world around us. From cherished family snapshots on vacation to greeting-card ready photos of our four-legged friends, the camera does a great job capturing a moment in time. But is that all photography can do? Well, not quite. While the aim of early photographers was often to refine the medium to record the world in increasing detail, others acknowledged that there's more to photography than replicating reality as we know it. As the artist Laszlo Moholy-Nagy once wrote, “the camera should be liberated from its role of recording the natural world in order to create abstract pictures of light and form”.

LASZLO MOHOLY-NAGY
Porträt Laszlo Moholy Nagy 1926 By Lucia Moholy-Nagy
Photogram by Laszlo Moholy-Nagy
Photogram by Laszlo Moholy-Nagy
Photogramme by Laszlo Moholy-Nagy

AARON SISKIND
Portrait of Aaron Siskind
Feet 119 by Aaron Siskind
Volcano 114 by Aaron Siskind
Untitled Martha’s Vineyard by Aaron Siskind
Chicago 56 by Aaron Siskind

ALEJANDRA LAVIADA
A.Laviada Portrait Baja
Primary Colors 1 by Alejandra Laviada
Red Yellow Composition by Alejandra Laviada
Almost a Circle by Alejandra Laviada
Magenta by Alejandra Laviada
Pink, Yellow, White Circles by Alejandra Laviada

Music
Shines Through Trees by Podington Bear

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