THE DARKENED OBSCURITY OF THE BUS WINDOW ALLOWS ME TO PHOTOGRAPH VIRTUALLY UNNOTICED, AND HENCE WITH A GREAT DEAL OF FREEDOM.
WHEN GOING OUT TO SHOOT, I DO NOT PLAN IN ADVANCE, AND I PREFER NOT TO USE AN 'ITINERARY'. THIS HELPS ME MAINTAIN A SENSE OF SPONTANEITY.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS SERIES IS TO REVEAL ORDINARY (DOCUMENTARY) SITUATIONS / PLACES IN A 'POETIC' MANNER. I FEEL MANY PEOPLE HAVE BECOME SOMEWHAT IMMUNE TO STRAIGHTFORWARD 'DOCUMENTARY' PHOTOGRAPHY.
SHOOTING THROUGH WINDOWS THAT ARE COVERED WITH SCRATCHES, GREASE AND GRAFFITI, (OBSCURING PEOPLE'S IDENTITIES AND SOFTENING THE OUTSIDE WORLD), I AM ATTEMPTING TO TURN SPECIFIC, IDENTIFIABLE IMAGES INTO MORE UNIVERSAL ONES. WHAT AT FIRST APPEARS IDYLLIC YIELDS QUICKLY TO SOMETHING ELSE .
I AM DRAWN TO WORK WITHIN WHAT MIGHT BE CALLED 'CLICHED' OR COMMONPLACE SITUATIONS. A COMMON THEME RUNS THROUGH ALL OF MY WORK, ADDRESSINGMOMENTS OFTEN TAKEN FOR GRANTED AND IGNORED....THE TINY DRAMAS.