By
Jon DeBoer
Piece description from the artist
I am very interested in expressing the feeling of being alone in the city. I generally shoot alone, and I actually enjoy wandering by myself, studying the architecture and watching city life unfold before me. To me, there is a certain beauty to this experience that I struggle to put into words. I think this image is the closest I have come to expressing that. I am also drawn to late afternoon/evening light, and how it is obscured and affected by different buildings in the city, depending on the time of day. I was immediately struck by the harsh light and shadows in this scene, and then waited for the right person to walk into the frame.
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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