Rineke Dijkstra

I had seen Rineke's work before but never really understood the concept. Emily and I went to a show on friday here in wilmington and we spoke with the photographer who was showing her work and she told us about the experience she had when hearing her speak about her work. The idea she put behind her series was so profound to me and it truly inspired me.
She takes photographs of people at their true exhaustion because she believed at that point, it wasn't about what they looked like anymore, but who they were. She would go to the beach and ask people to swim out and swim back to shore and then photograph them as soon as they got out of the water. I think their emotions really shine through in the photographs shes created.