Ray Metzker

Ray Metzker (American, 1931-2014) captured scenes from gritty city streets, sunlit beaches, the Southwestern desert, and idyllic rural landscapes in black and white. In the darkroom, he manipulated light to create effects that ranged from eye-catchingly stark to soothingly gentle to perplexingly peculiar. One of his techniques was to hold up white cards or other objects in front of the camera to disrupt real-world scenes into bold abstractions.