The Inner City Unit Gallery

Distortion #43	Distortion #74
Reflection #60	Reflection #71
Distortion #44	Distortion #67
Reflection #76	Reflection #77

The Inner City Unit

Although, strictly speaking, these images are not of natural subjects, they are most definitely outdoor photographs. Making these images required the use of every photographic discipline that I routinely apply to my nature work. Seeking these images out of the chaos, confusion, and profusion of visual stimuli that can be found in the inner cityscape required the same refined perception needed to find, for example, a small section of patterns on a sand dune, or an intimate forest landscape. They are but extremely small vignettes selected from of an infinite variety of possibilities in the vast urban panorama of center city Philadelphia.

I took on this self-assignment as a way of forcing myself to take advantage of the photographic opportunities and possibilities that I was overlooking while pursuing my 'pure' nature work. It has allowed me to continue shooting and refining my vision at times when I do not have access to all the wonderful places that I travel to, often over great distances, for my nature images. It has also allowed me to realize that I do not necessarily have to travel anywhere except to "my own back yard" to find challenging photographic subjects.

Please keep in mind that this is a work-in-progress, and that the images presented here are not necessarily in the same form or format they will ultimately be used or presented in. I envision the possibility of using them in digital compositions, or perhaps tiling them in kaleidoscopic mosaics. The choices are as infinite as the subjects themselves, and only time itself will reveal the fruition of this vision. I leave it up to you to figure out what they are and I hope you enjoy them.

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