This site applies these same digital filters to iconic images taken by highly regarded photographers through the ages. It's an experiment done primarily for my own amusement, but I'm also interested in finding out how these digital manipulations alter our perceptions.
If the Instagram effect can make mundane images appear to be works of art, what happens when we apply the same filters to images that have historically been held in high regard? Is the imagery degraded or enhanced as a result? Does the effect add a new layer of meaning to the photo? Perhaps these are questions best left resolved by the viewer.
Mastergram is the creation of photographer Andrew Emond. Have any questions, comments or complaints? Email the author here.
Philip-Lorca diCorcia - Ike Cole; 38 Years Old; Los Angeles, California; $25, 1990-92.
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Jeff Wall - Odradek, Táboritská 8, Prague, 18 July 1994.
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Rineke Dijkstra - Hilton Head Island, SC USA, June 24, 1992.
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Philip-Lorca diCorcia - Eddie Anderson; 21 Years Old; Houston, Texas, 1990-92
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Hiroshi Sugimoto - Santa Cesarea, Ionian Sea, 1994
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Edward Burtynksy - Nickel Tailings No. 34, 1996
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