“Finding the Beauty Hidden in Plain Sight” has been the tagline for my photography since the early 2000s. Lately, the later part, “Hidden in Plain Sight”, has been bubbling to the front of my consciousness and suggesting it has a life beyond photography, putting forth the notion that perhaps I have gotten comfortable with my focused interpretation and could be missing something worthy. That phrase has been showing up in images and allegories that are as varied and troublesome as layers of an onion. Thick, thin, textured, transparent, tough, or tender, layers upon layers which reveal more layers. All just waiting to be peeled back, inspected, and explored to reveal what has always been there. So I am embarking on a challenge to peel some layers. I’m sure some layers will make me cry while others will taste great. That is my risk and my reward when finding the beauty, hidden in plain sight.
(illustration by myself)
