He has worked in a lot of war torn countries, such as Afghanistan and Bosnia. He's also photographed Auschwitz. Many people call his work 'Aftermath Photography', because his images show what is left behind after the war is over.
For my research, I have had a look at some images he has shot of troops in some of these countries.
I'm still in doubt as to whether I like these images. They're definitely not done in my style, but it's especially the staged look of the images that bothers me. The subjects have been staged as in a group photo and seem to be told specifically not to look towards the camera. It gives the images a very awkward feel in my opinion.
I'm definitely more fond of his landscape photographs. This is possibly because I'm a landscape photographer myself. The colours and vibrancy in those images is beautiful. The longer exposures add to the images too. Very nice.
Image Resources:
http://www.simonnorfolk.com/burkenorfolk/photos.html
http://www.escapeintolife.com/artist-watch/simon-norfolk/
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