The photographs in this series appear to be taken with a film camera. No color is used. Each image seems to have a deep depth of field. Overall, they use a lot of middle grays and whites, with some deeper shadows, but not overwhelmingly in the composition. The first photograph has the most percentage of shadows in the composition compared to the other two. These images appear to me to be taken roughly around noon, or maybe on an overcast day.
From the other images in the series, I can gather that this may have been taken in the Midwest somewhere. In the first image, we see a child behind a tree in the shadows, while an adult figure is standing off in the distance. This creates an interesting juxtaposition between youth and adults by not only placing the child in the shadows, but in the foreground, looking at this older figure in the distance. In image two we see two older gentlemen partially veiled by the reflection/glare on the glass doors. My guess based on their attire and being in the Midwest, I would guess that they are associated with the Mormon Church. If this is the case, photographing them behind the doors could suggest they feel they need to hide away or take attention away from the religion they practice. The third image is a young boy leaning all the way back and enjoying a soda. What I take away from this image is that it must be a damn delicious soda.
I enjoy these images because they felt candid when I first flipped through the series, but after looking at them more, I realized that a lot of these were made and not taken. They add another perspective on the Midwest for me, and I start to think more about that region to learn about and not just to know of on a map.
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