Stranger Photos

  • Emily Florish
This project began in the streets of London, with my digital camera, photographing strangers. My intention was to capture people in the moment, in thought, inside their heads. I could imagine beauty and perhaps even a spiritual ethereal side to the project.

My initial photographs were bland, and everyday, far from my vision. So I set out to manipulate them through different processes. These photographs and their five different processes were documented in an archival folder. I was interested in preservation, preserving a fleeting moment, and the aesthetic beauty that I could create by strategically following my own set of conditions.

The first set of photographs, Process 1, looked photoshopped although they weren't as this felt unnatural. In fact, using a disposable camera I photographed the printed images inside of plastic clear folder wallets. The effects were orbs of light darting into the images.