What Do I Photograph?

People ask me what is the favorite thing I shoot. My usual response, and there is some truth to it, is it depends on where I am and what interests me at the time. Yes, if in New Zealand or Iceland, I will predominately take landscape images. If in a bustling city, mostly people on the street. However, if I look at the overall pattern of my work as it has developed over time, the following comes out as what interests me as a photographer now and going forward.

• People on the street, in shops, in everyday life, with their pets – not posed
• Reflections in puddles, building windows, car windows
• Hands, feet, heads
• Patterns like
  • group of four things
  • textures on the ground, walls, ceilings
  • columns, trees, etc. forming line, pattern
• Contrasts and comparisons
  • paired shallow depth of field shots (near vs. far)
  • regular and intentional camera movement shots of same scene
  • sharp subject with blurred background
  • shadows and light
• Doors and windows
• Laundry
• Bicycles
• Things on the ground, detritus
• Details
• Interiors in houses of worship
• Sun/moon rise/set
• Landscapes
• Signs
• Utility covers
• Fire hydrants

• And…food (the most popular thing that people view!)
• And…Anna’s gymnastics

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