voyeur/surveillance

I suppose being a voyeur is an intrinsic part of being a photographer who likes to take less formal images focused (pun intented) on the casually observed. I mention Eggleston a lot in conversations about photography and it's a skill that he has sharply honed. Every photograph gives the viewer the anonymity coveted by the voyeur, the ability to sit and stare, to study the details, to linger on that which may be impolite or improper to notice in polite company.

This photograph is about being a voyeur but more about the act of voyeurism. It's an attempt to capture the act of voyeurism or surveillance, not about what is being observed or the observer. It's the inbetween space, the action, not that act or the actor. I don't want to take a photograph of William Eggleston, I want to take a photograph of his camera, or even better, if it were possible, I would like to take a photograph of the light entering his camera.

I've been feeling a little directionless lately when it comes to photography. I suspect this will be a part of an ongoing project.