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This Month's Photograph
I like how
photography operates outside of real space and time, making it an ideal
medium to reconstruct them, yet at the same time presenting an illusion
of something that is real. I took this photograph on Newbury Street in
Boston. It shows two adjacent spaces that I found mutually attractive.
Rather than creating two individual photographs, I choose to superimpose
the images, hoping to combine the best qualities of each.
I have used this
layering technique since I began photography, initially working with a
camera shutter that didn't lock after a single exposure was made. The
number of ways to make this type of image has been greatly expanded with
the advent of digital photography. I created this photo using an iPhone
and an in-camera app called DXP. You can see more of my layered
photographs at:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/paullight/sets/72157603828248742/
I like the idea of
building a photograph, as opposed to finding a photograph. Finding a
photograph is often dependent on finding new places to photograph.
Building a photograph is independent of finding new places. Throughout
my career, I have created both "built" photographs and "found"
photographs. Two of my favorite photographs are complete opposites:
Apocalypse II 1967 - Jerry Uelsmann (a built photograph)
The Lusetti Family, Luzzara, Italy 1953 - Paul Strand (a found photograph)
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