honorable mention
Michael Handelman united states
title
Fairground
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entry description
This short series of photographs was taken at a county fair in rural Pennsylvania. My goal is to capture the absurd and erie feeling often felt in these places. I did not use my typical strategies for this project. For example, many of the photographs were handheld long exposures, shot in manual intentionally out of focus and with unusual contrast. The photographs are black and white to express feeling and shape; some photographs so out of focus the mind has to create it's own story to make sense of it. In this way, the viewer is forced to recall their own memories to make sense of the work. This series is the first entry of my Fairground project.about the photographer
Photographer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Looking to find my individual voice and style, I travel both globally and locally to find colorful, absurd, and creative ways to express myself.back to gallery