Light Years

The photography in Ralph Gibson's Light Years take items, which normally would not be unique, and translates them into photographs that capture beautiful lines, shadows, textures, shapes, and contrast. His use of black and white enhances the clarity of the photo, but it also diminishes any known fact of a particular scene, object, or body part, providing his audience with the ability to imagine for themselves what the photo is about. You can also tell that Gibson specifically photographs a section, providing a lot of consideration to composition.