Ralph Gibson

Ralph Gibson is a great inspiration for funky and surreal looking photographs, his photos have mysterious undertones that in my opinion give a horror movie vibe to them. The photograph below is my favorite, I think I have a solid idea of what exactly is photographed, but is that hand giving me the finger or no? There seems to be a ball in a boat and someone has there hands hanging on the front of the boat, looks like they're pointing at the ball or giving someone the finger. Also the leaves and murkiness of the water adds an eerie feel to the photo.

This next one is interesting as well, especially the way the area around the hand appears to be glowing but it's actually just the sun behind it. You can also see such a small amount of the room, like seriously the tiniest bit of space. But that creates a feeling of mystery and curiosity for some and for others a feeling of getting the hell out of there. The shadow of the hand on the is pretty cool, the fingers look an aliens. Other than that I love the simplicity of the photo.

I do not know whether I like the picture below or not but I do know that it confuses me, I have no idea what I am supposed to be looking at or what is even going on. But at the same time I feel like I understand what he was trying to do. My eyes immediately went to the water vase and then the bottom half of the picture where the man is holding a cigarette and then the top where the smoke is. There is a lot in this photo but yet so little, it's kind of frustrating and makes the mind think. I have decided this is actually my favorite photograph of Ralph Gibson's.