I am by no means an expert photographer. Most the of the photos I take are on my iPhone and I notice that the photos I take and interest me are always of the subject's hand slightly blurry due to motion or a photo of a lone magazine left behind on the seat of the train, a young mother gripping her son's hand before they cross the street. Last semester I was introduced to the photographer Lee Friedlander, I became fascinated with his work, primarily because he seems to capture the nuances that make up everyday life. I am literally able to see his vision, because he allows the viewer to see things through his own eyes, there is a real sense of subjectivity to his work, that is really inspiring to me. When we view things, we tend to see them in this way, I think. Although we come from different angles, perspectives, we seem to always be drawn to the center, similar to the way a tourist snaps a photo of a monument. There is intensity, and significance in the off-center.
I'm inspired by perspective, individual perspective, regardless of the medium. My goal really is to share my lens. Even if I showcase something that people have seen hundreds of times, I want them to be able to tell how that object or space has been filtered through me, how I interpreted it and convey it. I spent January in Tokyo, and the idea of what to document in order to tell how I defined my trip really was important to me. I think I want to make something as it relates to angle, my feeling, my outlook in the very moment it was captured, not an ideal.
