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some of the people i know: jen
What began as an attempt to preserve memory in defiance of an ever-changing landscape of people has become an experiment in typology. Some of the People I (Don't) Know explores human interaction - the concepts of familiarity and intimacy. In photographing the gamut from people I know well to those I'm acquainted with, I examine my interactions with others, gaining new insight into these connections through an intuitive use of a toy camera. While we talk, frames are skipped, light is layered on film, some moments are isolated while others run together in multiple exposures. Interpretations of colour and light are altered by emotional reaction and become unique to the individual. No condition is perfectly duplicated from one shoot to the next.
This series is approached without any inclination to reproduce what the eye sees, or strictly adhere to what the machine records; instead I want to translate subjects onto film closely to how the mind remembers a person. This is to say, largely affected by subjectivity; emotion and experience. The contact images are documents of conversation, of established rhythms and changing dynamics, while the selected portraits become visual manifestations of fleeting moments; profound and tenuous associations.
While my presence is implicit in actions and reactions, only the subject is depicted, from this position, similar to mine when shooting, the viewer is left to interpret the nuances of the exchange; the distance between myself and subject, body language, laughter and silence. These portraits are suffused with the history of how we came to be associated; they are mnemonic devices which allow me to remember every interaction with the individual.
The need to remember, to preserve memory, became the impetus to catalogue, in some way, to keep in check what cannot be controlled. Some of the People I (Don’t) Know is a visceral reaction to change, and a method of coping with the loss/gain inherent to it.

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:iconherestothemasses:
i love the colors in all of this pieces. :heart:

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"When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence." -- Ansel Adams
:iconhollyography:
Was this with a toy camera? If so, what brand is it?
This looks great!
:iconcryptorchid:
I photographed this series with a Holga. It's my favourite camera to use as, despite being a photography major, I am not into the technical side of photography. I'm glad you like it!
:iconarwenpandora:
the red stripes remind me of th eold defragging a computer.
I also love the way negative come out when they are done on a sheet like this.. :shrug:

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from boondock saints:
Rocco: Fuckin'- What the fuckin'. Fuck. Who the fuck fucked this fucking... How did you two fucking fucks...
[shouts]
Rocco: Fuck!
Connor: Well, that certainly illustrates the diversity of the word.
:iconhollyography:
That sounds great, ive never heard of a holga. And, for the recod...you are truely fantastic at what u do!
:iconthepastisreal:
love it, although it would be better if it was MUCH BIGGER

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our scars remind us the past is real
:iconn00by-chula:
I thought the same thing ^^

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