Richard Misrach

Richard Misrach

Untitled 1976 (split toned print)

Richard Misrach started photographing in black and white before moving to colour. He did a wonderful series of night exposures which ended when Agfa discontinued the photographic paper he used to produce his exquisite split toned prints.

San Gorganio Pass California 1981


Desert Fire #1 1983

He began to experiment with colour and night exposures before he embarked on photographing mainly the USA desert landscape using a 10x8 camera and sheets of colour negative film.

Mono Lake #2 California 1999


Dead Fish, Salton Sea 1983

He has produced numerous books and has had countless exhibitions of his large scale prints around the world. It’s been fascinating to watch the Desert Cantos series expand and go from breathtaking views of the desert to the grotesque photos of rotting animal carcasses.

Atomic Bomb Loading Pit, Wendover Air Force Base, Utah 1989

Bomb Crater & Destroyed Convoy, Bravo 20 bpmbing Range, Nevado 1986

When viewed, his photographs can invoke many feelings and show they have been taken by a man who cares, and is concerned about the impact man is making on our fragile earth.

Bonneville Salt Flats 1999

Outdoor Dining Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah 1992

Sadly he doesn’t have his own website to showcase his work, but the links below will direct you to plenty of examples of his photographs and an interview.

http://www.artnet.com/awc/richard-misrach.html

http://www.johnpaulcaponigro.com/lib/artists/misrach.php