I choose Juergen Teller as the subject for my second artist presentation for a few reasons. Firstly, I am quite the fan of his collection of avant-garde portraits most often seen in the context of high fashion magazines and editorials. Combining a dead-pan approach with monochromatics and harsh color balance, Teller has easily become one of the industry's most tell-tale artists. His work for designers such as Marc Jacobs, his most famous ad campaign, has solidly set him apart from the rest of the photography world simply because his work is recognized almost anonymously with the brands he represents.
Secondly, the manner in which Teller presents his portrait to really allow for the subject, either human or inanimate, to casually emote an aesthetic. This really speaks volumes in regards to Teller's personal style of photography. Characteristically shot in burnt, monochromatic palattes, and heavy in their compositional strength, Teller's images really seem to captivate his subjects in po "snapshot" essence. The events taking place prior or immediately after the image has been captured read so clearly in each one of Teller's series, particularly those high fashion editorial pieces.
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