Leigh Perry

So while stumbling around the internet again I came across Leigh Perry and his landscape photographs. I was instantly interested in his work because of how simple it is. Many of his images consist of beach landscapes looking out into the sea. Whats unique about his work is how simple each image is. He doesn't try to photograph landscapes with strange rocks or tree in an attempt to make the scene interesting. Instead, he captures the simplicity and the wide open space of each. There are no rocks, animals, or anything else in his image except maybe the grains of sand that make up a beach or the blades of grass that make up a field. By shooting in such a way he reveals space like it has never been revealed. He creates isolation within area. The feeling you get from his work is the same you get when your out in the middle of a flat nowhere. You feel alone and small in a world that is so big yet so barren and plain. Because of this it makes you think. It makes you realize your own significance. Whether your as great and important as the ocean or whether your just another grain of sand on a very large beach. When talking about his work he says that he looks for motifs which are often found in transitions. The transitions from earth to sky. From water to land. He uses a very long depth of field to show these transitions and to allow the viewer to see the differences and similarities between the near and far. HIs ultimate goal is to present a view of the world that is both timeless and instantaneous.