Jim Ferguson
The Harmony Series | In New Orleans jazz many layers of music and instruments come together in harmony creating something much more compelling than its individual parts. That’s exactly my goal in my new series which I’ve named “Harmony”. Done in-camera, the disparate elements in the image and multiple layers unite becoming visually and compellingly complex.
Music as a metaphor works for me. I see my individual images as combining visual elements in harmony. Each image is like a different songs with my visual playlist of images growing in new ways as I continue on my creative journey.
I have the same philosophy about photography as Alex Webb. Webb believes that “photography is a creative journey, one that’s intuitive rather than rational, spontaneous rather than preconceived.” Shooting intuitively, exploring and discovering, I wait until a scene raises its hand and warrants a pause. I see the world as my visual playground.
Having been born cross-eyed, corrective surgery left me with no depth perception. I’ve taken this handicap and turned it into an advantage. Since my vision is different than my viewers, I want the images to spark the viewers own relationship with the photograph. www.jimfphoto.com
