Had a question asked of me about the slanting in some of the newer photographs. Here is that exchange.
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| Jack under the freeway, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, Klong Toey Slum, Bangkok Thailand 2019 |
Question: from DNJ
"I'm curious about your decision to shoot on a slant?"
Answer: Me
"It
is a new way I am looking at the world, a new way of shooting. I now
like to photograph while talking to my subject, or allowing them to see
my face with no camera in the way. A more face to face interaction, it
seems more real. So now when shooting I am often holding the camera up
blindly and using wide angle lens close, and using depth of field for
focus or auto focus. I am making the selection of the image later, based
on the emotions I/we felt at that moment. I think it is about caring
less about compositions and more about the reality of the subject now,
trying to get a bit into their reality. On a more practicle level, I
think the lopsided ness of it all is also a bit disturbing, throws off
the viewer and is symbolic of the subjects life. The attached slanted
photo was made in 2019 as well for THE FAMILIES OF THE DUMP series...?
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| Win Lay Auh in the dump at 530am, THE FAMILES OF THE DUMP, Mae Sot Thailand, 2019 |
