By
Jon DeBoer
Piece description from the artist
One day while walking through an alley in downtown Detroit, Michigan, I looked up and noticed several birds flying between the two buildings. However as soon as I brought the camera to my eye, I had already missed the opportunity. I was unable to capture a bird in the right spot when I first "saw" this photograph, so I decided to revisit the alley on the following day. Fortunately, I was able to capture this lone bird in flight within less than a minute upon walking up to the same spot.
Jon DeBoer is a photographer living and working in Detroit, Michigan. He started photographing the city of Detroit in 2009 while studying graphic design at Lawrence Tech University and has been photographing the evolving urban landscape since then. Much of his work is focused on capturing the unique atmosphere and mood of the city at night through black and white and color digital photography. Jon is also motivated to capture moments in time as the city goes through periods of change, renovation and transformation.
Jon’s work has been exhibited and acclaimed both locally and internationally. In 2016-2017 his work was included in the exhibition Detroit After Dark: Photographs from the DIA’s Collection at the Detroit Institute of Arts. More recently, he has been a part of exhibits at Hatch Art in Hamtramck and Art Clvb at the NewLab Building in Detroit.
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