Entry 2

Ill Reflections 3, 2008
Cheri Overstreet


Ill Reflections 2, 2008
Cheri Overstreet


Ill Reflections, 2008
Cheri Overstreet

The 3 images above are from a recent series I did with models, focusing on reflections in their sunglasses. The model here, Maggie, is a good friend of mine who always throws an amusing element into the shoot. After donning the medical mask we decided to call this series "Ill Reflections". I was quite pleased at how the reflections in her sunglasses turned out. The mood that is created through combination of all the elements in the photographs is playful, yet odd enough to cause apprehension. I love that awkward tension!

Mermaid 41, 2008

Michael Dweck: Mermaids
Staley Wise Gallery, New York

I have always imagined photographing water to be a difficult task. To really capture the ripples, the reflections, the play of light should take a master. Thus, I admire Michael Dweck's series entitled "Mermaids". Not only has he mastered the portrayal of sparkling, dream-like waters, but he has taken this skill further by the variance in conditions and abstractions of the swimming figures.



Dreams are Like Water, 2008 Pigment Print

Polixexi Papapetron: Games of Consequence
Foley Gallery, New York
September 4-October 11, 2008

I chose this photograph as it embodies two elements that I have been focusing on in my recent work: dramatic lighting and the plight of adolescence. This Australian photographer photographs scenes of childhood (real and fantasy) in her native surroundings. The innocence of the children and the rocky landscapes of Australia blend in her photographs to create cinematic-looking stills.




Convenience Store, 29 Palms, California, 2006
Platinum Palladium Print

Scott Davis: Land of Sunshine
Hous Projects Gallery, NY
June 26-September 6, 2008

Platinum Palladium prints shot with a homemade large format view camera adorn the walls of the Hous Projects Gallery in New York City. Taken at night with minimal light sources Davis' images are mysterious and leave me wondering about what shady events are taking place in the deep shadows. I have always been drawn to saturated photos such as these.