found photos
i sense a nautical theme.
i feel a connection to the unknown photographers of these home shots. among all of the posed groups and smiling subjects stiffly addressing the camera, it's the empty rooms, mistakes and candid photos i usually pluck from the bins full of discarded snapshots these days.
and although i rarely shoot people with my own cameras, i have noticed i am drawn to collecting all kinds of odd photos of strangers. i cannot put down these images of persons i have never met, whose names remain a mystery. unsolvable. the tiny moment captured in the image, from a single point in a whole life, a moment that held meaning for someone. that gets me. i study their faces, their body language, their placement in their surroundings. how they regard or ignore the photographer... tell me your story, i think. who were you in this moment? who were you before and after this click of the shutter?
i am curious. but also shy. which is why i do not photograph strangers myself. tho i see many i would like to... and when i shoot people i know, which is not often, i tend to focus on a gesture or a small detail that reveals more to me than a full portrait might.
so you may be able to imagine how much i admire this brave photographer who has made a project of shooting strangers. i am fascinated by this. and not just a little bit in awe.
happy friday everyone!
