Nothing Stays the Same Forever

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When I set out to put together this Photo series, I was unexpectedly surprised how the locations that I have valued have changed so much. Old has been begotten by brand new. It was startling. It was alienating. Many of these places bring a sense of nostalgia and comfort for me. But as I explore and retread the worn path I have many times tread before, I didn’t feel it. That comfort. The perfect image that was in my head had been shattered. While it still was significant, it seemed downright silly to cling too. That a regression to simpler times will solve current problems.

 

References

Peter Hujar: https://fraenkelgallery.com/portfolios/animals

Comments: Peter Hujar had a particular style that definitely inspired my ideas for when I photographed animals in the past. And this project was no different. He seems to just capture animals in such a humanized and relatable form.

 

Robert Adams: https://fraenkelgallery.com/portfolios/sea-stories

Comments: For my still life and landscape shots, I particularly liked Robert Adams work. He seemed not afraid to include alot of shallow depth of field images which I like to include in his work such as with “Questions for a Overcast Day”.I also found inspirations for my landscapes with his work in “Sea Stories” where despite being landscape shots, they aren’t very “noisy” and he sought to isolate subjects (like the birds in his shots) perfectly.