Just kidding. Could you imagine? If i went full Fstoppers and started clickbaiting all my blog posts? How crazy would that be haha……unless?
Anyways. This all started about May 2021. I receive a surprise email from the good folks down at Artist Circle Fine Art that they were looking for a local photographer to help create some images for a new Kaiser Permanente facility that would be opening up in Timonium, MD the following year. Naturally, I JUMPED at the opportunity! This project was a collaboration between Artists Circle Fine Art, Gresham Smith , and numerous other local Baltimore based artists.
The premise of the commission was to create images that were centered around iconic Baltimore landmarks, while not being “cliche postcards”. We wanted to create images that were recognizable as Baltimore, but not strictly the kind of image you’d see on a tourism brochure. We wanted unique, but still clockable, with a focus on pattern and texture. If you know me, you know that I’m always looking at light and texture. The way light interacts with different surfaces, different scenes. Sometimes the morning sun looks like a gentle milkshake on the treelines. Sometimes the beams of light through a break in the clouds makes the sky look like a tiramisu you loved. I’m a huge believer that there’s beauty wherever you go. And Baltimore is filled with fantastic, juicy opportunity.
And so as soon as we finalized the details, I set out to start shooting! For 2 days, I made appointments with Miss 5AM and broke bread with her. The third day was a meal with her elder sibling, Miss 8PM. The idea of these images being printed and displayed in a medical facility made me think that it should be oriented towards hope, and sunbeams that nourish your bones like sul lung tang. But I knew that I’d be remiss to ignore the beautiful evening golden hour (morning golden hour is nice, but it Is quite different).
Anyways. You didn’t come here to watch me wax poetic about sun patterns. Here are some of my favorite images. As always, you can click on the images to see them bigger!
I’d like to thank the team at Artists Circle for entrusting me with this incredible project, and Kaiser Permanente for making this entire project happen.
If you’d like to work with me on an upcoming project of yours, holler at me through my contact page! Let’s make something awesome. :)
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