The photos of Luke Byrnes‘ show how skilled he is at capturing the unseen. Moments in time caught that seem so personal that the subject is unaware that they are being captured on film. A woman stands looking down in the shower wearing her sea foam shower cap, a man wades too far out in the emerald sea, while a group of balloons float up to the ceiling like birds to the sky. All of these images seemingly calm and serene, and only part of the bigger picture. One is left wondering what happened before and after each one was shot. The soft green tint in each photograph offers more than a pleasing aesthetic, but an eerie feeling of quiet. Lighting in each picture also plays a big part in portraying the mood. Whether it be the flash of the camera that illuminates the paint like splatter across the trees, or the sun shining through the canopy of ropey branches of a giant maple, the light becomes just as imprtant as the subject matter.
Every now and again, a photographer like Luke Byrne comes along, shooting the mundane mishaps of everyday life and catching them on film. Few do it so successfully.
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Source: Ignant