David Liittschwager
by: Allison Krenz
David Liittschwager is a photographer and scientist whose main focus is on Natural History.
Liittschwager studied under Richard Avedon, and started working in advertiing, but very quickly realized his passion was in what was hidden within the landscape. Liittschwager's work shows us what is unseen, as he works to create portraits utilizing macro photography. While at first glance his work seems clinical, he insists his work is tiny portraiture instead.
One Cubic Foot
In his work One Cubic Foot (pictured above) Liittschwager isolates the creatures that pass through- one cubic foot- of land and takes their photo. It is endearing that he views each organism as it's own subject, but his work does not reflect this stance. It is unclear why he displays them all together when in interviews with him, he says they are individual portraits. Liittschwager does not have a lot of published work that has been deemed "art", but his name has appeared and will continue to frequently appear in scientific journals.
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