Composition

Sign up for our weekly newsletter, Compositionally Inclined, here: compositionallyinclined.com The newsletter features contemporary art, photography, and standout creative marketing campaigns from brands we admire.

Close Up Russia by Alexander Anufriev (2016-2017)

Major bodies of work include restaged historical paintings, urban genre scenes, and pictures made in the tradition of the "near documentary," a category Wall has used to describe images that appear spontaneous but are actually fully constructed.

Photography by Jeff Wall (1978–2022) Wall is a Canadian photographer born in Vancouver in 1946, his work draws on traditions of tableau photography, frequently staging scenes with actors and elaborate sets that are produced to resemble documentary images.

Mobile Homes by Peter Garfield (1995-2000) In this series, Garfield created small replicas of homes and threw them into the air to create the illusion of real homes flying through the air.

Rhys documents the dwindling anthracite fields of Pennsylvania and the last operating coal mine in Wales, where high-grade anthracite still finds export markets as domestic demand declines. The work foregrounds miners, families, and towns navigating the closure and contested future of post-industrial sites. ”It’s unlikely the last coal mine will close within my lifetime, but as the coal and energy industries evolve, these places continue to change, recede, disappear.” - Dane Rhys

The Last Coal Mine by Dane Rhys (2019–Ongoing) An ongoing documentary project examining coal as a continuing presence across multiple regions.

The Opening of the First McDonald’s in Russia by Martin Parr (1992)

Photoshoot for The Face Magazine by Andrea Giacobbe (1995)

Stills from Vince Staples’ Music Video for Blackberry Marmalade directed by Vince Staples and Bradley J. Calder (2026) Vince Staples’ most recent music video was filmed at Frank’s Coffee Shop and Restaurant in Burbank, California. The diner has been the backdrop for many scenes filmed over the past 20 years, including Childish Gambino’s Sweatpants music video, Gone Girl, and Euphoria.

Scooters in Vietnam by Martin Biger (2026)

The Invisible Man by Liu Bolin (2006-2019)

Weird Getty Images