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With
the rich imagery I have been finding along and within the Gold River, I
have not done much work on land. I find my photography often goes in
cycles, feeding off recent images, and following a theme or exploring a
reoccurring motif. Ingrid wasn't feeling up to working in the water and
this gave me a chance to explore more of the Gold River shoreline.
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| 4"x5" film |
The
first two images work around pockets the river's flow has worn into the
bedrock. In contrast to the rest of the rock, which is extremely sharp
and angular, these circular wells and smooth alcoves called out to me
for a figure. The top image was the most physically difficult to make as
Ingrid could barely fit into the crevice but, surprisingly, the one and
only pose she could manage in the space worked very well with the flow
of the river and rock. With the image to the left, the challenge was
primarily aesthetic: in composing the image, I was concerned that
Ingrid's figure would overpower the depression in the bedrock. As she
worked with the pose, however, I saw the reflection in the dark well,
which together with the water flowing around her hair, made the image
work.
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| 4"x5" film |
From
the very beginning, I have been drawn to the landscape along the river,
as much as the water. The strong angular quality of the striated rock
gives the river its unique character but this has been lost in my images
to date because of the water's overwhelming visual presence.
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