What This Means: gattphotos

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What This Means

Apr 12, 2011 00:02

DJ Mull

On my desktop I keep various folders I use for organizing my work. Some for video, some for work, and one I keep for on going art projects with no deadline. One of the folders in this art project file hasn't been moving forward for quite sometime, so I figure it's time to put the images out online and call it quits.

I shoot alot of pictures of people on bikes riding in dangerous situations. Whether it's tricks or riding through traffic or bombing hills, the pictures always focus more on the riding and the situation rather then revealing some personal insight of the subject. Over the years I've made alot of friends from shooting people in these kinds of situations, and I always wanted to do a project showcasing them candidly, revealing themselves unaware of the camera.

The project was titled "What This Means", as I saw these images as what fixed gear meant to me. This has always been about the people, because without them the bikes mean very little. Some shots are of just people, some shots are of just bikes, but together they paint the picture of how I feel about this "scene". It's in such an early stage that there's no commercial or monetary support, and it thrives purely on the passion of those who participate in it. The people I've met are absolutely enthralled with it, and believe it will continue go to places in the future that they could have never foreseen. It's with that thought in mind, that I constructed the edit behind the cut