Hiroshi Sugimoto is a Japanese photographer born in Tokyo in 1948. After earning a degree in sociology and politics from Saint Paul University in Tokyo, he moved to Los Angeles in 1970 and attended the Art Central College of Design. He moved to New York in 1974 after receiving his bachelor's degree and now lives in Tokyo and New York. He divides his work into photographic series, each representing a certain theme. It is most famous for its seascapes, cinemas, natural history dioramas and portraits, and waxwork series. It explores the idea of ​​photography and time, and uses photography as a means of recording science and history alongside the idea of ​​an indescribable human nature. His goal when creating portraits is to make them as realistic as possible so that the viewer reconsiders what it means to be alive. Julian Opie is a contemporary English artist born in London in 1958. He graduated from Goldsmiths College in 1982 and today lives and works in London. His work involves using computer software to reduce complex photographs or short films and transform them into basic, figurative cartoons. He is known for his series Imagine You Are (where he demonstrates how everyday activities can be depicted through simple reductions) and for his depiction of cartoon-like pole dancers, and for his minimalist portraits, which sometimes morph into series where he draws the same people adding new details several times (sunglasses, necklaces, etc.). He found it easier to draw women than men and when he painted portraits he proceeded by trial and error. Hiroshi Sugimoto's portraits of Henry VII and his wives are photographs of wax figures and are part of his "Portraits" series. Even though he didn't photograph real models, he succeeded...... middle of paper ......i Sugimoto: Portraits." Medium Aevum. Np, nd Web. December 12, 2013. "Hiroshi Sugimoto : Portraits." Fraenkel Gallery. Np, nd Web. Dec. 9, 2013. "Julian Opie." Lisson Gallery. Np, nd Web. Dec. 9, 2013. "Julian Opie." MetroArtWork. Np, nd Web. Dec. 9 2013. "Lewis Hine." International Center of Photography, nd Web. December 12, 2013. "Paintings." Np, nd Web. Dec 12.. 2013. .