Sally Mann

Sally Mann's "Immediate Family" had a big impact on me when I discovered it twelve years ago, and much of my interest in photography, particularly American women photographers like Dorothea Lange and Berenice Abbott, can be traced back to those haunting portraits of childhood.

"Immediate Family" remains somewhat controversal, and the exhibition I attended in Copenhagen this weekend had photos which will be removed when the exhibition travels outside Scandinavia. It's too bad that nakedness, which is such an important element of classic art and art that strives to be timeless, remains so controversal in the real world. Oh well.

Mann's other projects were quite interesting too. I particularly liked her southern landscapes, which were captured with old cameras and old techniques, inducing a mood of southern 18th century gothic.

This small online collection includes a few pics that weren't included in the Immediate Family book. My inner goth has a particular soft spot for "Fun Picture". :D