People - Professional

Firemen

Deon Reynolds
USA

Nominee

"Firemen"
Created with a Kodak "Fun Saver 35 Panoramic" disposable camera

Biography: My art is the product of curiosity: photographs I never intended to take, in places I never expected to visit. Panoramas convey landscapes so well and the ease and spontaneity of the disposable camera allows me to be more emotionally responsive to the environment. Since the viewfinder isn’t very accurate, I’m never really certain what I’m going to get on film. It’s kind of like exploring Nevada, you’re never really sure what you are going to find! I’ve had a camera in my hand and have been processing my own film since I was seven years old. I shoot these images with vintage Kodak...

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