Jessica Hawkins reviews Ryan Mcginley

Ryan McGinley began photography in 1998 and has since made a name for himself being declared "the most important photographer in America" by GQ in 2014, but receiving critical acclaim since 2003 when he was named Photographer of the year. He is an American photographer that lives in New York. His photography borders between catching the moment and waiting for the shot to happen, and setting up the shot. He originally kept it very organic and documented real life situations, but then started setting up the shots like a movie and directing it because he felt he was wasting time just waiting for a shot that might not happen. A lot of his photos center on young, nude people enjoying live. I really enjoy his photography and how he captures the emotion of the subjects and encapsulates the breath of a real life person in a 2-dimentional medium which is amazing.