Marc Gouby

So I have another stumble find for the blog. Came across Marc Gouby's website and figured I should share it considering the quality and variety of his work. Gouby was born in Boulogne-Billancourt which is a suburb of Paris France. He studied at Les Beaux Arts. From there he became an advertising photographer. Since then he has traveled to many different countries taking photos of what ever seems to catch his eye. Looking over his portfolio I must say that I am thoroughly impressed by his work. Not only does he have a wide variety of subject matter but each image is almost perfectly composed and lit. Gouby said that the reason he traveled to Scotland so much was because of the beautiful light. This is the same reason why I like his photos so much. They are perfectly lit. What makes his work stand out from other though is the cleverness of his images. Whether they be his advertisement work or his personal photos they are all made in a way that is clever and unique. A way that gets the point across but does so in a subtle or or stylish way. An example of this would be his pieces that show a group of people talking with one person looking at something disastrous. In doing it the way he did the object of importance isn't influencing the rest of the scene. It is merely being recognized by a single person. This makes both the object important and the scene important but separates it in a way that says " sometimes disaster might happen to you."