Creation Myth #5
Bozeman, Montana
2023
The result of my summer composite photo effort. This one started with just the main large decorated bird which I had more or less accidentally created one day while messing around with some photos. It then percolated in my head for some time before I started really working on it a month or so ago. I went through at least ten major background changes before I settled on a general look and theme for the image. There is a vague creation story in my head that directed or perhaps evolved along with the final composition; but vague is the key word here, with the final result coming from somewhere in my brain that escapes my ability to meaningfully describe it in words.
Next month, a portfolio of my composite images will appear in Lenswork magazine. It will be my ninth publication in Lenswork since 2008, but my first one since they started accepting color photographs a few years back. Frankly I liked Lenswork better back when it was dedicated solely to black and white photography for some reason, but given they made the switch I figured I might as well take advantage of the opportunity. Also, of all the portfolios I’ve submitted to Lenswork, I think this one was the biggest stretch content-wise for the magazine, i.e., the furthest outside the boundaries of the usual work published there. As such, I was worried it wouldn’t even receive serious consideration, so I’m grateful to editor Brooks Jensen for accepting it.
Congratulations, Larry! Both on the image and getting your portfolio published in Lenswork again! 🙂
Thanks Kathy!
Congratulations, Larry! That’s awesome.
Thank you Judy!