Terry Richardson Research

Terry Richardson is a well known celebrity fashion photographer, however I enjoy his street photography because it  completely contrast the view of his "celebrity lifestyle."
For instance this image was titled, 'palm trees and wires'- the reason why I think he titled it this way was because he was being slightly sarcastic that we've got these beautiful, unique, raw trees and these wires just run through them completely spoiling the view. Not only is it spoiling the view, it's also a message that were ruining the environment and these beautiful trees because were to lazy to walk or even ride somewhere. Also there are more wires than trees, so construction is over dominating our own environment.

This image is called 'Fire Exit' which is iron because a fire exit is suppose to a safety way to escape from a building, but this picture shows it's even more difficult for someone to get out- there's no safety ensured this escape.
This image guides the viewers eyes upwards. The reason why it does this is so it makes the viewer realise how long the mountains of stairs are- by the time you get down them you're not really safe. The reason why it makes you look up is because it's on a diagonal looking up, towards the top of the building. The framing of this image is enclosed by the stair-case, this implies that there is no escape from the danger in this environment.
The reason why I like this image is because it has irony within it; that we are expected to go down a dozen of stairs for our own safety when realistically we won't even make it in time to ensure our safety.
The part which I dislike about this image is that it's too busy with the shadows, and your eyes are looking everywhere, so it takes the message from the photo. However, metaphorically- just like the reaction to a fire is panic, thats what your eyes are doing, panicking because they're unsure on where to look.
I think the colour of the red stairs implies danger and attention of this sense of panic, whereas the black suggests death and lifeless. It's like you go from to danger then it results into ending your life.
The texture within this image is the gates and the ladders on the stairs. Again, the texture of the stairs keeps your eyes quite busy.