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Dan Gilkey united states
title
Slag
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entry description
Slag is a series of photos where I photograph pieces of glass slag cullet, which is basically the waste product produced in glass making. By shooting these pieces of throw-away trash using a macro lens and focus stacking up to 40 images or more, I reveal a hidden, intricately beautiful world of color, texture, swirls, streaks, smears, specks, bubbles, cracks, crevasses, reflections and light.about the photographer
I'm an art director/graphic designer from Los Angeles, a graduate of Art Center College of Design. My interest in photography began when, like many commercial designers that need to reign in the urge to push boundaries and instead are required to stay within certain styles and parameters to please the client, I found myself in need of a more creative outlet, one in which I no longer had to limit myself. Through photography, I am my own client and there are no boundaries, I basically can do what I want. My current photographic interests lie in the world of abstract photography, unveiling hidden images and textures not normally seen by the unaided eye.back to gallery
