Worth The Trip
by Melissa K. Stallard
by Melissa K. Stallard
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About the Book
Collectively, these photographs give the viewer the feeling that the places are simultaneously everywhere and nowhere – the images are less about a specific place and more about interaction and interpretation of their environs. Additionally, by emphasizing the objects that may remain unseen or may not be considered beautiful, questions the very nature of beauty. Many of the photographs carry a sense of melancholy that speak of failed expectations of the American dream never brought to fruition because of urban and suburban expansion and the interstate system. The intention is to help bring focus to these places from the larger, collective, social radar and give the viewer the opportunity to discover the beauty in the mundane.
Features & Details
- Primary Category: Fine Art Photography
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Project Option: Standard Landscape, 10×8 in, 25×20 cm
# of Pages: 30 - Publish Date: Jun 07, 2008
- Keywords melissa stallard, road trip, rural, photography, vernacular, outsider, chicago, landscape
About the Creator
Melissa K. Stallard was born in the coal fields of Southwest Virginia then uprooted to a wide spot in the middle of the road in Northeast Tennessee at thirteen. Most of her formative years were spent in the back seat of her parents' car roaming the countryside throughout the region. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in photography from East Tennessee State University in 2003. A year later, she relocated to Chicago, IL where she finally learned to appreciate the things that she had had her entire life. She received a Master of Fine Arts in photography from Columbia College Chicago in 2008. She is currently an assistant professor of photography at the University of Akron in Ohio.