Autumn Aurora
2024
My photography explores areas composing of industrial, rustic, natural, and architecturally complex qualities. The industrial nature of my photos reflects a once heavily trafficked area now at a quiet standstill of overgrowth, overabundance of erosion, and withering materials. I am drawn to these forgotten pockets of a life once utilized. I am inspired by these degraded and uninhabited areas and how they can provide a pleasing homeostasis of form, color, light, and various captivating elements combined into a singular composition. I rely heavily on dramatic lighting to infuse my photography with an aesthetically pleasing radiance. I am capturing the elegance of these areas in their dormant stage which depicts a lack of human interaction. The once purposeful areas I capture have exhausted their usable potential throughout the years and now exist for a new artistic purpose.
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The natural side of my photography focuses on overgrowth, rich sunsets, powerful lightning strikes, and celestial phenomenon. My landscape compositions explore fantastic lighting alongside rich colors which are activated through dramatic sunrises and sunsets. I find a pleasing amount of beautiful color found in smooth gradients in the sky extending from horizon to beyond.