Attendants participate at the Rage Against the War Machine event, organized by the Libertarian movement, Feb. 19, 2023 in Washington at the Lincoln Memorial. I give this guy a lot of props for his impressive outfit. It makes communism seem so appealing and not totalitarian at all!
What is more fun than a gathering of folks who want an open and free market but don’t want to pay for any of the services that make up civil society? Making double-exposures of the attendees!
Read MoreI have been feeling a little bored with photography, to the point where I feel it has become predictable. In most cases, I pretty much know how something is going to look even before I make a photo of it.
Also needing something new to sink my teeth into, I decided to start making more unpredictable photos by focusing on double-exposures in my personal work for the foreseeable future. Within that technique, I thought using the potential chaos of a double-exposed frame would be useful in communicating how it feels to be at some of the many protests Washington, DC has to offer throughout the year.
However, there aren’t protests here every day (even in DC). As a backstop against protest-less days, a second subject I’ve found is great for double-exposures are the different national monuments in the city. They all have clean, white backgrounds and are usually busy with tourists too busy doing goofy things for their own photos to be bothered with me using them as compositional objects.
The black and white images are from film I loaded into cassettes myself and I processed at home. I plan to start processing color at home in the near future as well, but for the time being, I’ve found a great place in Baltimore that will develop film inexpensively - Full Circle Fine Arts Services .
Despite all the commercial work on my website, street photography is really the reason I put the camera to my face. Check out some fresh work below and let me know what you think!
A few select pictures created for AARP Benefits, 1-800-Flowers.com and Cheryl’s Cookies for Valentines Day. Donated cookies and roses were passed to all the residents at the home bringing them sweet and beautiful things for the holiday.
1-800-Flowers.com and Cheryl's Cookies surprise AARP members and residents at the Armed Forces Retirement Home on Valentine’s Day on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 in Washington, DC.
A military veteran enjoys Cheryl's Cookies at the Armed Forces Retirement Home on Valentine’s Day on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 in Washington, DC.
A military veteran receives a rose from 1-800-Flowers.com at the Armed Forces Retirement Home on Valentine’s Day on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 in Washington, DC.
A military veteran delights in a rose from 1-800-Flowers.com at the Armed Forces Retirement Home on Valentine’s Day on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 in Washington, DC.
A military veteran receives a rose from 1-800-Flowers.com and a cookie from Cheryl's Cookies at the Armed Forces Retirement Home on Valentine’s Day on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 in Washington, DC.
A military veteran takes a bite of a cookie from Cheryl's Cookies at the Armed Forces Retirement Home on Valentine’s Day on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 in Washington, DC.