Immediate Family Sally Mann Analysis

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As a photographer, I am very intrigued by the works of Sally Mann. Sally Mann is mostly known for her controversial, racy images which featured her own children. These photos are seen in Mann’s collection is Immediate Family (1992). I think all her photographs are representational. They either symbolize the destruction or vulnerability of youth, the fascination of the human body, and the fascination of certain landscapes. Immediate Family is filled with images of her children doing grown-up things and showing their journey for autonomy. Sally Mann is best known for Immediate Family, which is her third collection. The book contains 65 black and white images of her children, all under the age of 10. Majority of these photos, if not all, were

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