AFFINITIES

Every Friday in March and April 2024, I reread the statements by the 100 photographers featured between February 9, 2022 and January 10, 2024, to find affinities between how they describe their themes or process, or how they visual styles interact.


Encounters

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March 1, 2024
Encounters

An encounter with the definite presence of a person or group of people; a serendipitous or unforgettable glance-to-camera chance meeting, as distinguished from witnessing the wide-angled view of a remarkable scene.


The Small Sum of a Life

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March 8, 2024
The Small Sum of a Life

Quick, intimate portraits that give a hint of storied lives.


Hints of Ideas

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March 15, 2024
Hints of Ideas

Images that hold conceptual credentials, indicating a mood or feeling besides the immediate scene.


The Moment

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March 22, 2024
The Moment

Pictures taken with the attentiveness of intuition, not just skill or deliberation.


Homesong

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March 29, 2024
Homesong

The indoors as a locale for expressing clear notes of sentiment and feeling.


The Balance

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April 5, 2024
The Balance

Images of people in the middle of things, seen with steadied feet.


If I Could See Your Face

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April 12, 2024
If I Could See Your Face

Faces turned from the viewer; as up-close as a direct glance.


Distant View

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April 19, 2024
Distant View

To notice things or people beyond an immediate sightline.