Concentration

Living in Maine, I see plenty of old barns, shacks, cabins and any other type of weathered, deteriorating structure. Most of these building I photographed, I have been seeing for my entire life, either driving by them everyday or finding them in the woods exploring as a kid. Except for a few, most of the subjects in the photos were within walking distance of my house and I think most people around would say that they are junk, but I don't see it that way. I think the buildings show the history of our area through the years and fit the landscape well. For my concentration, I wanted to show how nature slowly takes back the landscape and the connection between abandoned buildings and life. My photographs show old things that haven't been used in years and are old and weathered, but they all show life, whether that is plant, animal or human. Another piece of my concentration that I tried was layering and using multiple photos to create one. In doing this I always had the photos relate to each other, but also contrast each other either by color, texture, angle or and variety of other ways. By doing this, I gave myself the opportunity to show more about what is going on around the subject, I could give the whole story. All of these ideas came together to show once heavily used things that now are old and deteriorating, but where life is still present and nature is changing the scenery.