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       Beatrice Helg is a photographer from Switzerland. I like Beatrice Helg’s work because it is different. When I look at her work I find my mind quiets. I look at her work and I find myself looking at every little piece of it. My eyes wander exploring every inch of her work. I enjoy the simplicity of it. I’m at a loss for words when it comes to trying to describe her work. I like how when I look at her work I don’t feel pressure to have to understand it or define it. Her work is there just simply to be. It doesn’t need a reason or an explanation it just is. I feel drawn to it like a moth to light and I could just gaze at it for hours. 

  Bruce Gilden is a street photographer who is known for his direct approach to taking people's pictures. He uses a flash to shoot pictures of the people he passes by on the street. The subject has no warning before he snaps a picture and moves on. While I don’t like portrait photography I like his approach to it. The emotions and expressions on the subjects' faces are real and raw because they do not have time to pose for the photo. I like the range of different emotions he is able to capture in his photos as well. From surprise to anger to joy and everything in between. It is hard to capture such raw emotion in staged photos. I also like how in his images the background is blurred because it draws your attention right to the subject of the images. I also like that he doesn’t know what the image will look like till after he shoots it. I really enjoyed looking at Gilden’s photos.