Rineke Dijkstra

Rineke Dijkstra is a Dutch photographer who captured photographs of young women in the transitional moments of their lives, working for the Army at a young age. The project included photographs of a French officer during intense training alongside the photographs of young women, as a stark contrast.

These photographs show an alternative composition of the type of shot I want to capture. After looking at the work of other photographs who use strangers as the only source of their portraiture, using people that Rineke got to know and become familiar with is interesting. I want to chat to the people that I photograph too, to make sure that before I take the photograph, they feel at ease with me so there is no awkwardness in the photograph.