Walking Around: The Pictures In-Between

[harpofreely]

I just took a few minutes on my flickr account to create an album of 158 black and white photographs, roughly in reverse chronological order, selected with no attempt at editing for redundancy or much of anything else, shot over the last 5 years.

All taken in the conjoined small towns in which I live and work.

None requiring the presence or cooperation of family or friends, my feeling comfortable with shooting strangers, any particular weather, time of day, or special occurrences or interesting events, or any particular equipment, technique, or skill.

All arising from a desire to go out and take pictures, with no anticipation of specific results.

These are the baseline of what I can and do accomplish photographically. Do they reflect or deny a personal style? Are they the center of my photographic enterprise, or its most tangential side-effect? Do they speak of my view of the world, the world’s view of me, or of nothing much at all?

Walking Around (Flickr)

 

[gb hill]

You have some real gems in that album. When I'm able I'll go back & view closer as a slide show.

 

[Hsg]

Do they reflect or deny a personal style? Are they the center of my photographic enterprise, or its most tangential side-effect? Do they speak of my view of the world, the world’s view of me, or of nothing much at all?

Walking Around (Flickr)

In my view those photos are very simple, too simple in fact to answer any of those questions.

A personal style comes about through editing. If you don't edit, you no longer control your photos.