Lee Friedlander

I believe Lee Friedlander's art is meant to reflect the spontaneity of everyday life. His art is of scenes he mostly stumbles upon during his usual day-to-day. These are moments of life that he deemed important enough to share or he chose to share them specifically because of how unimportant they are. The self-portrait makes it clear he doesn't really care about presenting things in a way they aren't. He decided to take a picture while he was still in his underwear so that's how he's taking it.

While I wouldn't say he doesn't care about the presentation of his photographs, there's a certain part of that statement that rings true. The quality of the photograph is clearly taken into account but he doesn't agonize over getting the "perfect shot". Friedlander will have his shadow or side mirror show up in a photo and he still keeps the photo. He cares about getting a good shot but he still takes a really casual and laid back approach to the process. Personally, I find that type of approach really enjoyable.

They don't really give off the same vibe of a someone who considers themselves a professional artist but someone who just wants to show off some photographs they've taken. It's a very approachable type of work that I think anyone can enjoy. He shows life as it is and doesn't try to make it deep. However, that's not to say there isn't any it's just not the main point of the piece. From what I've seen I think his photographs line up a lot with how I see photography, it'ds a window into someone else's world. He's showing everyone his world, but he's not limiting it to the highlights.