Arcade Fire

Arcade Fire

I believe that photography contains an element of reportage that is dissimilar to other forms of artistic media. The photograph or still image without hesitation induces the practitioner to engage in a relationship with a medium that documents and isolates subject matter. What is interesting is that it would seam there is no specific way to come into that relationship. I have recently started documenting penny arcades and bingo halls. The project continues the theme, people, environment, social standing and habit that recent works have touched upon. The old adage of getting yourself into the correct area to take the photograph rings very true with such projects and methods of research. To engage with this type of work it is clear that you must touch and be touched by people. Could it be characters desire to contact and clutch a relationship with the camera and likewise the documentary photographer?