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Whether I'm capturing candid moments or staging scenes, I use photography to tell visual stories. Most often, these stories are about issues related to identity. The remarkable diversity in sizes, shapes, and expressions makes people the perfect raw material for exploring this topic.
In my street photography, I'm especially drawn to moments of joy and excitement. I particularly enjoy taking photos at festivals, markets, parades, sporting events, jazz concerts and countless other places where people come together to celebrate life. I photograph the human body to serve as a narrator in the stories I wish to tell. Using projection-portraiture and by incorporating home-made masks, I add a layer of depth and complexity to the stories that are being told. I try not to generate images that could be considered provocative, instead using images of the body to challenge viewers to consider their own interpretation of what they are seeing. For my conceptual series, I draw on inanimate objects, urban scenes, appropriated images, and abstractions to represent ideas. A common thread is that these series require the viewer to look below the surface to appreciate what they are trying to communicate. As an occasional participant in photo contests, I was honored to be chosen as a finalist in the 2019 Ed van der Elsken "Lust for Life" competition, organized by the Nederlands Fotomuseum. This "lust for life" spirit inspires many of my favorite images. Collaboration is welcome, and guidelines for working together on a TFP (time for print) basis can be found here. To contact me, please email me at: [email protected] or use the contact form below. In addition, more of my photography is on view on other web sites: https://linktr.ee/StevenrTabor. I hope that these photos series do make you feel something. That is the intent. |
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Pierced
Projecting Mondrian
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