I realised after looking at some of Mapplethorpe's work that very many of his portraits are black and white, and are taken with simple, plain backgrounds. Although this seems very simple, the black and white effect allow the different tones to be clearly shown in the faces, which creates form. Despite this, some of his portraits like the bottom image include blurring, or props to make them more unique and abstract, which I quite like about his photography. Mapplethorpe focusses a lot on composition, and he explores many different ones in his portraiture.
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