Untitled XV 2005, 2005

Acclaimed for his digitally-modified images, Andreas Gursky is a photographer whose subjects often include landscapes – both built and natural – and are almost always captured on a large-scale in a scope similar to 19th century landscapes. Gursky’s earliest photography was traditional in the sense that it was not subject to any digital enhancements, but from the 90’s onwards, he began to make use of advancing technology and employed the technique of splicing several images to reassemble them as one whole coherent image – his photographs are usually shot from an elevated vantage point to provide a full, encompassing view for his audience. Gursky’s subjects are often large, populous sites such as stock exchanges and office lobbies. Among Gursky’s most notable works is Rhein II, an image of a stretch of the river Rhine that upon first inspection appears as a stretch of water, but also presents as an abstract depiction of bands of colour, varying in width. (Artist website)