Photography Studio 1

  This series is very personal to me as I wanted to look at the connections of mental health between my father and I. I wanted to display the contrast between us too and the similarities so the viewer can understand how we are different but the same. The piece lends into self vaguely to performance art as seen in the photos are very deep conversation was being had about our main issues in life and how we should talk about them more. Both of us did a written piece at the same time as the conversation was going on posing question and trying to connect with eachother on a deeper level. I feel as this piece isn’t just about the similarities in mental health but the fatherly hood realization that their kids aren’t okay all the time, and that they are real beings with real problems with real issues same as them. It’s a project with lots of love involved even though the concept is difficult to address.

The Photo Genius That Is Weegee Weegee (Usher Fellig) was born one day before me on June 12, 1899 102 years before me. His work is absolutely incredible and I can't believe how he took so many incredible photos with such unique style that is so dominate in mainstream photography today using photoshop but he did it all with the camera. His experimental distortion photos are some of my favourites I have discovered as they have such a unique beauty to them and I would absolutely love to learn how to do that all in camera or in the darkroom potentially. HIs street work is also facisnating with his approach on capturing events right as they happen by having a police radio in his car for his work .  Here are some of my favourite photos of Weegee's.  All photos and information from:  https://www.icp.org/browse/archive/constituents/weegee?all/all/all/all/17