Man Ray

 Man Ray had a very distinct style of photography. Many of his photographs were very interpretive, featuring women a lot of the time. Most of these photographs on first glance are very strange or whimsical, not making much sense. He is also notable for his work on photograms, which he used as a medium to create remarkably interesting black-and-white images.

In one of Man Ray’s photograms, he features a film strip. It also appears there are some markings along the edges of the photogram. I do not know how he made these, but to me they almost appear like smoke trailing along the edges of the film.

This image probably meant a lot to Man Ray. It is a combination of the two things he was famous for: his film photography and photograms. The film strip in this image represents his film photography career, printed out on a photogram. The smoke may symbolize a mystical element about it, or at least that’s how I see it.