Partly inspired by Miles Coolidge’s Safetyville
For this project I focused on a suburban area in Ohio. In many of the photos I tried to depict the scenes as unusual or I focused on something that stood out from the dullness around it. I wanted to create a different view of this monotonous landscape, a more sharp, focused view that one wouldn’t notice when walking around. I played with framing to center my intended focus and used the drab colors to keep the pictures looking less cluttered. My work was partly inspired by Miles Coolidge’s Safetyville in its focus on a suburban landscape and depiction of the ordinary but with some sort of other message or perspective.
