In the same way that in my previous photo essay I focused on small details that I would’ve normally ignored. For this second part I decided to also go to a neighbourhood that I don’t usually visit, to try to find more of those hidden details of the city I live in. To that end, I chose Georgetown; a small rectangle of land isolated from the rest of Seattle by obstacles both natural and man made, that has maintained an aesthetic that feels more small town America than booming tech cultural melting pot.
I had high hopes to find more unique details to re-kindle my photographic relationship to this city… It did not disappoint. Once again, I grabbed my Leica and a roll of Lomography F2 film, this is done on purpose to provide some consistency to the different chapters in this body of work.
Since I’ve already provided my point of view on why I’m doing this in the first part [here] I’ll jump straight into the photos, once again, providing a small caption to explain my motivation or thinking behind the image. There are many ways of photographing a city, this one is my particular point of view.
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Engineer by day; sailor, archer, fencer, salsa dancer by night. I've been carrying a camera around with me for about 2 decades and own a collection of over a dozen film cameras all of which get regular use. You can find my current attempts at a more art centric approach to photography in http://argott.photos
Dan on Finding details in the city: part 2 – Georgetown – by Carlos Argott
Comment posted: 24/11/2017
Nice. Makes a pleasant change from the constant "street portrait" style of street photography that seems to be all the rage. No.7 my personal favourite.
Stig on Finding details in the city: part 2 – Georgetown – by Carlos Argott
Comment posted: 28/10/2017
Very nice shots and some food for thought for myself I think, maybe linger a little longer before bypassing that scene you couldn't see anything in. Also I see they still love orange in Seattle, that truck shot reminds me of Fred Herzog :)
Rasmus on Finding details in the city: part 2 – Georgetown – by Carlos Argott
Comment posted: 27/10/2017
Tight composition - like it a lot. I’ve had somewhat inconsistent results from the F2 rolls but when it’s good I really like it, particularly the muted colours.
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Dan on Finding details in the city: part 2 – Georgetown – by Carlos Argott
Comment posted: 24/11/2017
Stig on Finding details in the city: part 2 – Georgetown – by Carlos Argott
Comment posted: 28/10/2017
Jim Grey on Finding details in the city: part 2 – Georgetown – by Carlos Argott
Comment posted: 27/10/2017
Rasmus on Finding details in the city: part 2 – Georgetown – by Carlos Argott
Comment posted: 27/10/2017