Timothy Allen

Timothy Allen

The second travel artist I came across was Timothy Allen, who captures a lot of cultural and tribe photographs. Within every photo that he takes, he makes sure that every little detail like face paints and outfits are fully exposed and eye catching. He captures a lot of action shots of traditional dancing and affection between each member of the tribe. A lot of his photographs show the viewers how happy the tribes are, and how they are constantly bursting with pride when in each others company.

Timothy is both an english photographer and film maker. From 2008 to recent months, he has produced many documentaries for the BBC, allowing him to travel the world and capture it all at the same time.

The photograph shown in this document is my favourite piece of work that Timothy has produced. The reason behind this is because, I like the way it shows two tribe leaders finding comfort in each other. The way that their foreheads balance against each other and their eyes closed, shows that they are giving each other affection, even if it isn't physically spoken out loud. Another meaning in which it could have is, that a religious ceremony could be taking place and the two leaders could be binding their thoughts together.

In comparison to my previous research on Justin Mott, they both take different perspectives when taking travel photographs. Timothy takes a completely different approach, by capturing cultural tribes from around the world, and showing the viewers exactly the true meanings of their culture and what brings them together. However, Justin captures mainly the sights and activities that take place in different parts of the world.
With all this in mind, there is one similarity that is clear between both travel photographs. This is that they both edit their photo's so that the main features are exposed and eye catching. They both achieve this, by enhancing the colours within the piece of work, and make some parts stand out more than others. By them doing this, it allows them to grab the viewers attention, and draw them in to the finer detail that takes place.