Sally Mann is an American photographer from Virginia. She is most famous for her series of pictures called “Immediate Family”, of her children taken in the late 80′s and early 90′s. There is still controversy about whether or not those photographs are considered child pornography because the majority of them featured her children nude. The photos depict her children in nature, and the day to day things of family life that are rarely shared. Sally Mann’s other works consist of her series of landscapes, “Deep South” taken using antique techniques on a 100 year old 8×10 camera, and made to look like they could have been taken during the civil war. “At Twelve”, is some of her more early work. They are portraits taken of young girls showing the transition from childhood to womanhood. Her collection of images called “What Remains” is a study of death and decay, but also hope. One of her most recent works is called “Proud Flesh”, which depicts her husbands struggle with muscular dystrophy over a six year period. Sally has her works in permanent galleries in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, to name a few. She has received many awards, and was also given an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts Degree from The Corcoran Museam in Washington DC. I am greatly inspired by Sally’s photographs, and I hope her style can be seen in my photos.
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