Found Photography
A few years ago, I found myself in a dumpster taking photos of some lovely textures (What, you have never been in a dumpster before?). Among the garbage I found a box of photographs. I was so fascinated by these found images that I have been collecting discarded photos ever since. I love the idea of finding beauty in things that other people consider garbage. Whether it is a texture on the inside of a dumpster, or in a photograph you find in the trash, the exercise of keeping your eyes open for design is something I believe most designers practice. Actually, this is the same process that BE A DESIGN GROUP is built around. Our collection of BA photos is a metaphor for always keeping our eyes open to ways design is interacting with the world around us.
As a way to display some of my own photography as well as to share my collection of found photographs, I just finished creating a photo blog called Found Photography. I have been sharpening my Movable Type skills with the plan of incorporating the templates of Found Photography in the upcoming BE A DESIGN GROUP photo blog. Hopefully all it will need is a quick tweak to convert it, but let me know if you have any suggestions that would improve the usability or structure of the site. Look for us to launch our photo blog in October.
