Kyle started to get interested in photography, to bad that his anxiety prevented him to work/ even talk to people. Well to bad, I'm glad it happened because another great photographer was born.
He is only 21 years old, even almost as old as I am. This guy didn't had any formal education in photography, some people are just born with a unique talent. He is fascinationed by abandoned houses and empty forests. He is very good in shooting self portret (by himself!!!). On the moment he is living in his car and driving around the us/ canada to make a photobook, so I hope it will be finished soon that I can take a look in it..
''Surreal conceptual art''
Interesting questions and answers.
Anonymous: can you talk about meaning behind some of your work?Kyle: Yeah for sure, I think my earlier work was definitely more of a coping mechanism. Pure emotional discharge, kind of going off at shitty things that happened to me when I was a kid. The idea of growing up fast and lost childhood is a common motif in my work; sometimes very general, and sometimes based on specific events. I kind of would hold onto these moments and use them creatively, but lately I’ve been feeling really good. I’ve been letting go and allowing myself to be happier. I’m working on a new series based of memories and the way the mind distorts them. A lot of stuff is more simple; I grew up on horror movies and use that as an influence often. Or shooting very limited portraits (ex: only legs, arms etc) and trying to tell a story. I don’t know. I kind of rambled so haa..
Anonymous: Have you ever had a shoot that didn't work out at all? If so, how do you "deal", so to speak, with it?
Kyle: All the time, I think most of my photos don’t work out how I want them to. Ill either figure out what’s wrong with it, revise and try again, or just ditch the idea.
Anonymous: If you could tear down a structure or build one, which would you choose? And why?
Kyle: i would put an abandoned house in the forest and live there.
Anonymous: Who takes the self-portraits of you?
Kyle: Me. I use a tripod and a remote timer
Anonymous: How do you do a portrait like that in the woods? It's wonderful.
Kyle: Thanks! I had him stand in a light beam and turned the shutter speed way faster so the part of his face that was in the sun was normally exposed and the backround was way underexposed (hence, black)
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