Artist Research - Taryn Simon

Taryn Simon is a photographer that emerges herself within her subject matter, educating herself and spending extended time in contact with the appropriate officials to ensure the required access can be given. 'An American Index of the Hidden & Unfamiliar', is a very informative series that provides an insight into exactly what the title entails, important locations & features of American culture that are not openly accessible to the public. This particularly vibrant image shows The Beach House at the Kennedy Space Centre, where American astronauts use before their mission launch. Another highly detailed image, it is technically sharp enough through the use of small aperture to vividly show launch pads in the distance. The composition is also split 50/50 by the horizon in the distance, disrupted by the main subject of the house, with an equal proportion of the top & bottom of the frame being taken up by sky & plant-life respectfully. I also like how the angled perspective of the photography shows the balcony area of the house isn't under a cloud, or directly over the shrubbery.