ABSTRACT
Many photographers create their work in the framework of a long-term project. This approach can help contextualize the image before it is made. In some cases, the artist can take years to construct a single image from very specific visual symbols. Joel-Peter Witkin is an example of an artist who works with nudes, props, and even cadavers in a very methodical way to construct his images over time. Witkin has a clear-cut idea in mind, well in advance of any shooting. Jeff Wall does not photograph nudes, but his process is even more painstaking, and he relates his work more to the tradition of painting than photography.
