Visual Communication, KU, and Me!: Richard Misrach, Photographer

Richard Misrach is a photographer who was very influential in the 1970s and helped pioneer color and large-scale photography. He is currently the most well-known for his ongoing series, Desert Cantos, a complex photographic study of how man relates to nature. He also did a series called Cancer Alley, a series of photographs taken within the industrial corridor along the Mississippi River, and On The Beach, aerial photos of human interactions on the beach.

50 Words that Describe His Work:
color political landscape time story communication composition beauty effective emotional researched thorough process study light inspired sublime	response tragic aftermath cause and effect disaster life death vantage point weather desert beach fire hurricane cancer industrial irresponsibility society	nature documentary detailed clear ominous relationship waiting patience propaganda contemporary environment radiation aesthetics sociology ecology historical