Iggy Pop

Photography Post #2

Alysha Reed

Iggy Pop is easily considered the inventor of punk rock.  Although this is the visual arts blog, I wanted to give some background on Iggy Pop since his picture lends a hand to our blog.  Iggy Pop is a man that presents himself in the way that the typical burly muscular man is “suppose to”.  In a sense Iggy Pop fits the stereotypical man category.  The photographer of the below photo, Mikael Jansson, captures the essence of Iggy Pop, the stereotypical man, stepping into the realm of the stereotypical woman.  Mikael Jansson enjoys telling stories in his photographs and in this particular photo of Iggy Pop the viewer can easily see the story behind it.  This man is defying the boundaries society has placed upon gender.  Men are not supposed to wear dresses and carry Lady Dior tote bags.  Men are intended to wear pants and appear tough rather than dainty. 

This particular photo has an interesting take on the boundaries of society.   By placing a very clear, no questions about it, man in a dress it causes the viewers of the photo to stop and take a moment to think about the story being told by the photo, or rather the message it is conveying. 

"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
-Ernst Haas

Check out this photographer’s other work: http://mikael.carbonmade.com/