Personal Effects
I am photographing people’s homes, personal items combined with one picture of the individual. It is interesting to me to compare the person and my ideas about them to their living spaces and learn or see something unexpected. Some times a person’s home can reflect a lot about who the person is, what interests they have, and of course the more basic things: are they organized?; do they eat at home or go out mostly?; is there a sharp contrast to the way they appear out side compared to their living spaces? I am sure most of us when we first visit a new friend’s place feel that little bit of curiosity even anticipation as to what the place will be like. Of course the longer a person stays in one place the greater the place reflects the person, the history and all the things that come with that. Sometimes a person’s place can be an extension of the person’s psyche.
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