Response to Landscape artists Metzker, Pfahl, Minniken

I am particularly drawn to Pfahl and Minniken's work. In both of their images I found the same theme of human vs. environment. Minniken manifests this concept more overtly than Pfahl by placing body parts directly in the landscape. Pfahl juxtaposes natural shapes and forms with rigid seemingly anthropogenic lines. It is an interesting play between natural and forced, rigid and free. By adding human aspects into the landscape genre both artists play with the traditional concept of the untainted, virgin landscape seemingly devoid of human life.

Alex MacLean is an artist I came across recently who takes an unusual perspective (literally!) on landscape photography. He pilots his own plane and snaps shots of the scenes laid out below him. Here's his website http://www.alexmaclean.com/ I would describe his work as like a really pretty google earth. It's worth a look.