Why: Talks about how the five main subjects are engaging, or not, with their environment. I am considering including in my series Evidence of Personality and Identity (statement below).
Asking for: any C&C about composition, processing, emotional reactions or none, and anything else. Especially BW Vs Col, and the crop. And the lens flare in the color bothers me and may kill the whole image? In a recent portfolio critique, it was suggested that I should stop cropping. This is the full-frame as I shot it. I like the weight of the shadow lines from something unseen on the left interplaying with the weight of the pond on the right. But the subject is the five individuals, cropping could emphasize that ...I think? What the hell do I know? If I "knew" I wouldn't be here asking. Tolerance and patience appreciated, thanks, t
Statement: My photography is about the assignment of personality and identity. Within the first three minutes of meeting a new person or situation, human nature drives us to appraise, classify, and designate an identity for each encounter. This primal instinct served humanity well for survival but causes much separation and conflict in modern society.
My work is about creating odd and or intriguing images whose intent and point of view is purposefully ambiguous, prompting the viewer to assign their own meaning to the photograph. By triggering the viewer, I hope they will realize the interpretation is a reflection of their own views, past and biases, and has no reality in the image. I encourage viewers to reconsider their profoundly entrenched or controversial preconceptions for validity, opening the door to a more empathetic and tolerant union with the world.
