The uncompromising austerity of the plain white background leaves no room to hide. These political figures are exposed, fully. The camera is fixed, it’s view straddling the line between democratic observance and oppressive surveillance. Richard Avedon’s Rolling Stone feature ‘The Family’ from 1976 is the most highly evocative example of this much referenced style of photography. Below are a series of images of the original publication, photographed by sad-blog.
