Diptychs

A diptych is defined as any object with two panels connected by a hinge. In photography, a diptych is two images side by side, that can either be related, or literally connect into one image.

I love the diptych above because of the fact that the images contrast yet tie together well. I also love the unique lighting in the image on the right.

Diptychs can be completely different images, or they can connect to make one image. In the example above "Summer vs Winter" by Stefan Jansson, I really like how he connected the two images to make one, yet made them different enough that they contrasted and made the piece interesting. I like the idea of exploring the change in a single subject over a period of time.

The image above is "...and they both went their separate ways"by Salbjorg Rita Jonsdottir. I love the idea of overlapping the two images in the middle, and I think it really works well for this piece. I like the softness of it, and the contrast between the black and white. Overall, I love how this piece contrasted two things, the human and the bird, yet also brought them together with the similar  soft color and texture in the background. This is a pattern I am beginning to see with a lot of diptychs.

The piece above is "Untitled" by Antoine Rouleau. I find this piece very interesting because it seems to be two images of the same building through different things. The bottom image is just the building through the naked eye, but the top image seems to be the same building through a window with rain on it. I think that playing with the perspective through which you see something is very interesting, and deals with similarities and differences just as the diptych of the tree in summer and winter does.