On "New Topographics" and Photographs of Man-Altered Landscapes

A reminder of this 2010 exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art- A Fresh Look at Seminal 1975 Photography Exhibition

"Unlike their predecessors, such as Ansel Adams or Minor White, the photographers featured in New Topographics did not use their work to express transcendent personal experiences of untrammeled nature. Rather, they used a more seemingly neutral approach to depict the ordinary landscapes that surround us, including aspects of the built environment that are often overlooked and considered eyesores: cheap motels, gas stations, tract homes, trailer parks, and parking lots"

The 1975 (New York) New Topographics Exhibition

Sean O'Hagan On Photography (The Guardian)

On Robert Adams. J P Getty Museum

For comparison:

The Ansel Adams Gallery