Postmodernism was essentially a move away from modernism. While modernism featured structured, unmanipulated images, postmodernism moved away from these photographic methods. Unlike modernism, postmodernism embraced the idea that if one thought hard enough, the truth would eventually collapse. Not only that, but the truth was considered an illusion because there was doubt. Originality no longer exists. Authority was no longer trusted because it was believed that those in authority were more concerned with remaining in power. Postmodernism is like a rebellious teenager, questioning all the ideas of the past about what traits photography had to possess to be considered “art.” This style also dealt with questioning reality, decoding hidden messages, doing things differently, appropriation, taking something old and making it new and creating a false reality. Postmodernism has many similarities with pop art, installation art, and Dadaism. There were many works in Emily Fisher Landau's exhibition that exhibited traits of postmodernism, but one piece in particular stood out to me. “Untitled” (Beckoning Bus Driver) by Gregory Crewdson immediately caught my attention. The scene appears to have been filmed shortly after sunset. There is a small house in the foreground and a red barn in the background. The house has lights on inside, the front door open and a large window. Through a large front window, the curtains are drawn showing a family inside. A man sits in a large recliner; next to him, a young girl sits on a striped sofa. Both are facing the window, a slight glow on their faces indicating a television in the room out of sight. There is a cement path in front of the house that leads to an empty street. A young girl stands in the middle of a paper......the bus driver even at night? There are no other kids on the bus, so where is he planning to take her? Is he really a bus driver? When will the family notice she went out alone? Or will they stay glued to the TV until he leaves? The scene raises a lot of questions and, scarily enough, it's a very familiar scene. Crewdson drew us into his fantasy world, absorbed in the beautiful lighting and fantastical scenes. His photographs encourage the viewer to constantly reflect, to seek the truth. He challenges conventional ways of working by using every production technique imaginable in a single “frozen” moment, while trying to capture the “perfect” image. It’s these cinematic details that make his images even more compelling. This photograph was never taken in real life, but it has qualities that bring the human eye closer to its own reality..