Lori Gonzalez’s black and white images capture your attention like a moment you almost missed. Something unplanned, an underside of emotion, a shadow. Standing out with quiet boldness in a time when many of us are overwhelmed by shiny, mundane and reposed images. These are matte moods and fluid inky blacks. This absence of color tells a much bigger story.
A thin veil in time– available light, no flash, no beeps, silently observing the night, the street, the secrets of the speakeasy. Peer into a time where obviousness, selfies and cookie cutter banality don’t exist. Suddenly, we’re nostalgic voyeurs.
“I built my first dark room at 13 in a closet, ” she says, “I’ve always studied black and white images. It’s rare if I use color film. I used to hand color prints after developing, just a lip or an iris.” These creative images won her an award from Kodak that led to a scholarship at University. After her degree in Art and Photography she made a beeline for New York City to learn from the greats and hone her observation skills in night culture and street fashion. “People are themselves in the dark. That’s where I catch a mood. The fast shadow is the opportunity, my eye is in the patience to wait.” A very feline philosophy.
Her editorial work has been featured in several national publications and she is a sought after Art Director. She works with a Fuji film digital X- E4 these days to recreate her high aperture technique. She is based in Atlanta.
Bio by Michele Niesen
Get in touch: lgonzalezcreative@gmail.com
