Hey, Hot Shot! Entries: John Saponara
Elk, CA by aspiring Hot Shot John Saponara
The Hey, Hot Shot! entry of the day: John Saponara.
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF STRANGERS: I initially began making photographs of tourists photographing themselves in various places as a reaction to them. I wanted these people to be prescient and in the moment, rather than worrying about showing granny and Uncle Bob that they were in Yellowstone. I strove to create a quiet photograph no matter the chaos that surrounded them or me. With time, these images become less about the places in them, but rather a faded memory associated with being there, somewhat recognizable, but belonging to someone else. The places here have become a stage set, separated from reality: they exist only in the world that my photographs have created for them.
