SURREALISM IN FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY: THE CASE OF TİM WALKER

Abstract

The art of photography has been in constant development since the first day it emerged. Fashion photography is also considered a branch of this art form. Fashion photography, which emerged by using the art of photography in the presentation of clothing, has allowed clothing to achieve a more aesthetic and artistic appearance. Fashion photographers also create more original works by drawing on different art movements. In this study; It was carried out using the document review method, which is one of the qualitative research methods. The scope of the study was carried out according to the maximum diversity method, which is one of the purposeful sampling methods, and was randomly selected among the works of fashion photographer Tim Walker, who stands out with his surrealist works. The fashion photographer, who attracts attention in his field with his works described as extraordinary and impressive, reflects the limitlessness of the dream world in his photographs, where the perception of reality is lost, and inspires new experiences with the techniques he uses. In this study, first a technical analysis was made on Tim Walker's selected photographs and the objects in the photographs were described, and then, using the semiotic method, these studies tried to explain how Walker transformed intellectual images into concepts.