Many of my images are of signs or remnants of signs or other objects on surfaces, and also other types of abstract and/or minimalist scenes. Another photographer once told me I was “obsessed” with this subject matter – he meant it in the best possible way (I like to think). Images of this type are intended to be abstract, not necessarily in the sense that one can’t tell what was photographed, but in the sense that they were not made to depict what was in front of the lens, but instead to present patterns, textures and compositions for their own sake. One might consider them “semi-abstract” or some other term, but I don’t believe categorization is really helpful.
This interest in patterns, textures, etc. carries over somewhat when I’m photographing nature as well. A lot of what I do with natural subjects is macro work emphasizing their more abstract qualities over literal depiction. The images often end up being about pattern, texture, color, composition or some combination of these.
Red Leaf, print, $75
