Outland

http://www.bjp-online.com/2015/04/video-roger-ballen-outland/


Ballens' work spanning over 20 years was assembled together to make this book 'Outland'.
His work in relation to my own brings attention to how I am constantly struggling between the aesthetic of my photographs and the story I am trying to tell or represent…



"I feel much more like a painter than a photographer right now. I am using a camera, but I am not using it in the traditional way as an observer."

I appreciate the reality of his photographs, surreal photos being both represented by a documentary feel and the uncertainness of how much the subjects are really 'acting' in the photos. 
The harsh flash and shadows created behind the subjects is something I would like to experiment with in my own photography and portraits.