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 Gueorugi Pinkhassov was born in Moscow in 1952. His interest in photography began while he was still in school. After studying cinematography at the VGIK (The Moscow Institute of Cinematography), he went on to work at the Mosfilm studio as a cameraman and then as on-set photographer. He joined the Moscow Union of Graphic Artists in 1978, which allowed him more freedom to travel and exhibit internationally. He is known for his vivid art-reportage, which elevates the everyday to the extraordinary.  This picture above I found interesting in many ways. It looks like some sort of soldiers or officers in the picture, but I like how they are completely dark and you can not see any of their faces or anything. Also this dark tunnel that they are in with light coming in at the end and the design are the ceilings looked creative to me. I also found this photo to be interesting. I love how you can clearly see the pouring rain coming down on their heads. Also again in this photo, you can'...

 Rinko Kawauchi is a Japanese photographer who was born in 1972. Kawauchi studied graphic design and photography at Seian University of Art and Design, a private university in Shigan, Japan, where she graduated in 1993. Her work is known for her poetic deceptions of everyday life and shows ordinary moments in a poetic way. This picture below caught my eye in many ways. I love how close the clouds are to whatever the surface is below. I can't really tell if its just water or not but the clouds towering over the surface from such a short distance above looked very cool to me. Also all the lights in the distance caught my attention and the very dark sky above the clouds. Dana Scruggs is a photographer born in Chicago, Illinois but is now based in Brooklyn, New York. In 2016, she launched SCRUGGS Magazine, a print publication dedicated to her vision of the male form. Dana stated; "I want to capture the male form within and throughout its layers of physicality, vulnerability, and m...