Richard Avedon was an American fashion and portrait photographer. In Avedon’s photography, he uses lighting, composition, contrast and having the subject create emotion. Richard Avedon portraits were in black and white photographs. His photographs had the subjects expression or body movement stand out.

After seeing, Richard Avedon work you can see how Jonathan Mannion was inspired by. There is a clear similarity between the two photographers, the use of black and white, the lighting and composition. The difference between the two is that Jonathan Mannion has adopted a more modern version. Mannion has adopted and improved on Avedon’s style; he’s able to make the artist have an interaction with the audience. For example, in the Jay-z photo, he has a great expression as well as strong lighting which makes he a strongly determined artist. He was able to make Avedon’s style into his own and improved on it. It’s something that everyone should do.