Allow me to introduce The Backs, a new and ongoing series I've been working on. I don't necessarily like or approve of putting work out before its time, but I've been sitting on these pictures for a while and think this particular edit holds up pretty well. Some of the photos will be familiar to regular viewers of this blog. Most were shot in 2007. Many were shot in New Jersey.
With The Backs I'm trying to pin down the intersections between natural and manufactured worlds. By natural I mean water, dirt, trees, and sky, and the animals that live there. By manufactured I mean anything man-made that attempts to intrude on, or even replace, those environments and creatures. With these photos I’m questioning what it means to decorate a wall with a blue sky, visit an exotic animal in an urban zoo, or leave a dead deer on the side of the road.
It's a wonderful series, congratulations. Behind A New Jersey Hotel #2 was the first photo I saw on your blog and it blew me away. I have no idea how I got here in the first place, but I'm now a regular visitor.