Arnold Abner Newman was an American photographer, noted for his environmental portraits of artists and politicians. He was also known for his carefully composed abstract still life images.
Newman is often credited with being the first photographer to use so-called environmental portraiture, in which the photographer places the subject in a carefully controlled setting to capture the essence of the individual’s life and work. Newman normally captured his subjects in their most familiar surroundings with representative visual elements showing their professions and personalities. A musician for instance might be photographed in their recording studio or on stage, a Senator or other politician in their office or a representative building. Using a large-format camera and tripod, he worked to record every detail of a scene.
Alfried Krupp, industrialist, Essen, Germany, 1963
Newman always focus on the background, and the feeling that the circumstance can bring to the viewers. When I first see this image, I feel a strong visual impact, the gaze and the deep image of the background. It make me feel that he already know what behind him and what behind you! Maybe, we never know what behind us, but this image bring me a strange feeling about what I cannot see in my back.
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