Joe Robertson
I started doing graphic design in high school, and some fellow artists friends I had at the time introduced me to film photography as another creative outlet. Photography was a revelation for me, and quickly became my artistic focus. I haven’t done any graphic design since! I’ve been inspired by many of my favorite artists, particularly in cinema and photography - directors like Fellini or Lynch, photographers like Meyerowitz, Alex Webb, Harry Gruyaert. I try to approach the creative process with as open a mind as possible, just letting the world reveal itself to me, and seeing which parts of what I’m confronted with are the most impactful to me. For the most part I try to be open to all subject matter while I’m out on the streets taking photographs, and often times the most surprising subjects are what end up exciting me more than ones I may have set out looking for. However, I do also get particular joy out of photographing the people and things closest to me in ...
