Phillip Lorca diCorcia

Another photographer that I've come a across a number of times over the past few weeks is Phillip Lorca diCorcia.

I understand that he sets up hidden flash units in the street and then takes pictures of people as they pass. I guess this is a bit different to the norm of street photography which is for the photographer to try and remain covert throughout the shot. But there a number of shots in the following collection that I really like - http://www.thecollectiveshift.com/show/portfolio/diCorcia/ . "Street Work" in particular I found striking. The light is quite unnatural as the flash lights up what (I'm guessing) is a covered area. And it's this light which gives the scene a cinematic, staged quality. The subjects (characters...) play their part well - the business man and the homeless person - this moral contrast along with the staged quality (and the muted colours?) gives the shot quite a classical feel. One of my favourite shots that I've come across since reading for the course.

"Hustlers" is quite a different shot. It's not very clear whether the shot is staged or not (or is the subject actually diCorcia?). But the thing which makes the shot is the colours. The warmth of the red and the clinical cold of the blue.