Sometimes I have found myself drawn to particular views, often conventionally boring but with photographically complex components. This has been an occasional feature of my photography for a long time. This year, partly thanks to Shore’s “Uncommon Places”, I discovered this style has a name: Deadpan. So here are two examples of my own deadpan photos. The first, “Dinner’s Ready” was taken last year, before I was aware. The second is “Green Door” which speaks for itself on several levels.
The ramshackle appearances of the shed, safety box and triangle immediately made me think of unsafe communal barbeques…
The bright-but-worn green door and its juxtaposition with the red bricks and battered window frames caught my eye as I walked past.
