Adam Ferguson

Adam Ferguson was born on October 1978, in Sydney, Australia. In order to fund his passion for photography, he travelled on a boat on a crew. Eventually, during 2009, he went to Afghanistan to take pictures of the US-Afghan war. His pictures went on the New York Times and even the National Geographic, further propelling his career as a well-known photographer. He also won multiple awards from well-renowned organizations as a result from his work. He mainly focused on portraits, but he also dabbled in other forms of photography. 

This picture was taken during the bombing of ISIS, and this is what I presume to be an American soldier. I like the gloomy feeling of the portrait.  The background is completely dark which brings all the attention towards the face. It looks like the light was pointed at the lighter side of his face because the shadow and postproduction completely block the other half. I like this picture because it emphasizes his expression and more importantly, his eyes. He looks like he may be disturbed by something, maybe the war he is currently participating in. I also like how people can interpret this picture differently based on their own perspective. Adam may have used vignette to darken the edges of the photo completely, only showing the mute green of what I think is a uniform. I personally think that this photo is interesting to look at.

I also really like the picture above. In this photo, a dejected looking man seems to be just standing listlessly. I like how the man is centered on the photograph, allowing him to be the first thing we notice. But another nice thing about this photo is the environment he is in. he seems to be in a suburban neighborhood. However, it feels eerie because of how empty and stale everything looks. The man looks like's he's tired, maybe from a long day at work, or maybe something else. Either way, his posture and facial expressions seem to a convey a person at the end of their rope, like they've just given up.