Hannah Starkey

A starting point for my research, I wanted to look into Hannah Starkey's work a little more. A well known photographer born in Belfast and lives in London. Nationally known for her portrait photographs. I decided I wanted to start researching her work mainly for the fact she like to isolate and pinpoint her subjects. Even though most of her portraits are with females looking depressed and or even with their back towards the camera, it's the way she controls the photo. The way she photographs her subject, not close like normal portraits, she leaves a lot of negative space for people to really get to understand the surroundings. She's done this purely for the fact that it makes her subjects feel more alone and depressing, whereas I want to use it for the fact i want people to see the surroundings for it to build up a message and an understanding of whats going on. I want to use this type of photography with-in my work purely for the fact my pictures will have a story and message to show.