Within the past few weeks, I’ve been experimenting with my photography in the areas of deconstructing images and then rebuilding them into something new. I’ve been having so much fun with it because it really does feel like abstract painting with a camera. It also forces me to really focus on my environment and re-invent everyday objects and imagery that I encounter. It’s amazing how something so ordinary can be transformed into something beautiful and new.

Starting with this “4sale” sign that I spotted outside of Banana Republic in Midtown Manhattan.

 

After splicing and duplicating the letters and symmetry of the sign, I blended the image so that it became this:

And then this:

I couldn’t seem to stop myself and pretty soon, I went on to stack these images together to create a unified piece:

Here are a few more before/after shots:

Before (a picture of a sculpture at Rockefellar Center):

 After:

Before (subway sign)After:

 

Before (Shoefiti found in Queens)

 

And then this. This one is actually my favorite:

Doing these is soooo much fun and highly addicting. Additionally it probably makes people wonder what the hell i’m photographing random stuff for. I like to think of it as an exercise in learning how to see the beauty in the simple things.