Famous+Photographer

1. John Pezzenti was born on June 12th in 1952. He was born in Newington, Connecticut. He moved to Alaska in 1976 and worked on the Alaskan pipleine. He owned and ran a lodge near Kenai Lake. He began to work independently as a wildlife photographer. Some of his photos hung in the oval office during Ronald Reagan's presidency. He has published 3 photography books and his photographs have been published in magazines such as the National Geographic, Alaska Magazine, Natural History, and Reader's Digest. He was shot to death, in his home in Anchorage, Alaska on the 3rd of December in 2007.
 * John Pezzenti**

2. I could not find any of this photographer's influences.

3. Major genre: Wildlife photography His style is mostly of up close shots of wild animals. He capture the animals' beauty in their natural surroundings. There are some shots of nature as well.

4. The design elements that are present in this shot are rule of thirds and balance. This is a great photograph because it isn't the typical picture of a duck on water. This animal seems to be walking on water, which captures one's attention. The horizon line in the background is not in the middle, but in the upper third portion of the image. There is a sense of balance because the duck is in the middle. The light source in this picture comes from the sun. The design elements present in this image include getting up close, some rule of thirds, texture, and depth. This is an upclose shot of the wolf. Since the focus is on the animal, the background is blurry, giving the sense of depth. Also, because this is a getting up close shot, texture is a very strong design element. The snow on the animal's face, and the animal's fur is visible and one could almost feel it. The light source in this picture is natural sunlight, and the reflection of the light on the snow. This is a beautiful shot the sunset. Balance and rule of thirds are the design elements that are present. There is a sense of balance due to the reflection of the sun on the water. The horizon line of the city is in the bottom third of the picture, which is an example of rule of thirds. The light source in this image is clear; it is the sun. There is also light from the city. This shot by John Pezzenti has the design elements of getting up close, and texture. This is a very close shot of the polar bear. Therefore, texture can clearly be seen. The polar bear's fur looks very soft, and the snow in the back also looks soft. This picture also has sunlight and the reflection of the sun on the snow, as light sources. Design elements that are present are rule of thirds, getting up close, balance, depth, and colour. Most of the use of light in these photographs is from the sun. There is also the reflection of the sun on the snow and the water, and some light from the city. I think these are good representations of John Pezzenti's work because they show wildlife animals and great scenery of nature.

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