Toshio Shibita

Toshio Shibita (https://www.lensculture.com/articles/toshio-shibata-the-constructed-landscape-as-art) is has spent the last 30 years photographing the landscapes of America and Japan - particularly how they have been modified via human interaction and construction. However, rather than being purely documentary he includes image manipulation in his work. They almost have amontage feel to them where perspective and context are lost, but geometry and graphic are emphasized. They are almost constructions of a constructed landscape. They have a certain purity which, for me, imbue a certain aesthetic beauty to their subjects.

I find the mix of documentary and art interesting - particularly because I'm finding straight forward documentary photography increasingly uninspiring.