Christian Witkin's editorial work is something I take inspiration from because his views on photography are similar to mine. On his website he writes that he 'strips things down of all artifice until what is before you is the pure essence of the subject.' You can clearly see this in his images.
The images above are some that I think really stand out on his "Editorial" section on his website because they embody everything he has said in his "About" page. Here the images are simple and show the subject for exactly who they are. He may have directed them in what to do or how to pose for the image but everything else is them and that transfers through the image to the viewer.
These are some more images from the "Editorial" section on his website that I think also stand out as portrait images. The images above are what I'm taking my inspiration from for my studio module. I plan to take pictures of people quite close to their face with a white background, however my images won't be in black and white.
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