Here and Now
By Steve Edson | November 6, 2020
Change is the only constant we can all depend on. Democracy can be slow and filled with anxiety while we all wait for the results of the 2020 election to confirm who will be the president of the United States for the next four years. In the short term, we as a nation have to control the growing infection rate of the pandemic virus that has been allowed to run rampant in many parts of the United States.
Steven Edson, Horizontal color photograph of a person wearing a hoodie sweatshirt reaches out to touch the Washington Monument. Washington, D.C.
From “The Hollow Men” by T.S. Eliot
Between the idea
And the reality
Between the motion
And the act
Falls the Shadow”
Copyright © 2020 Steven Edson
The camera works to document the external, but more importantly, magnifies the mysteries which exist within one’s self. How does emotion impact memory? How does ambiguity and POV change our perception of reality while the familiar slides into the unknown? Steve’s images begin to dissolve into a study about our solitary existence. His images reveal over and over the metaphorical fog that shrouds our experience. Not just an observer, Steve is present with us, describing but also raising questions about what we think we see. Steve thrives on creating fresh and authentic images experimenting with both his and the viewer’s perceptions while exploring the roads less travelled.