Street Photography Exhibit

Artist's Statement:

In this series, I hoped to explore gradients of temperature expressed in multiple dimensions through the lens of street photography. Where I grew up in South Florida, seasons were not nearly as distinct as they are in more northern parts of the world, and I sought to capture the change in landscape, environment, and human interaction as snow melts and conditions become less hazardous. This series, as well, reflects my own growth as a student of street photography, as my photograph selection and composition evolved over time. Initially, I found myself drawn to the isolated park bench, the snow-covered sidewalk, and the barren parkway blanketed in a soft veneer of ice and snow, things that I felt comfortable taking photos of as I was intimidated by the awkward nature of capturing people in street photography. In the digital age especially, the trust that the public might have once had in street photographers in the honesty and sincerity of their photos has been lost, and the subsequent pressure of the modern street photographer’s experience is not an easy one to overcome for me. However, as the semester progressed, the threat of coming off as creepy subsided as my confidence as a photographer grew, seemingly melting away along with the freezing temperatures and powdery snow seen in my first photographs. I hope this series acts as a study of the impact of color and lighting on the perceived mood and story of each of these images, and I encourage viewers to reflect on their own experience with connection, isolation, and fluctuating emotions during fluctuating weather.