Of This Place
By David Simonton
All images by David Simonton.
This week we feature the series Of This Place by David Simonton, which focuses on the seemingly empty places of North Carolina. Simonton works in a traditional format using black and white film and prints, developed solely in the darkroom. He states,
North Carolina has been my home and subject since I moved to Raleigh from New Jersey in 1989. I have now photographed in 365 cities, towns, and small rural communities across the Tar Heel State. While I acknowledge the documentary nature of my work, I am compelled to photograph by the visual aspects of a scene: geometry, beauty (especially when perceived in the un-beautiful), and the transforming power of light.
