Tyson Crosbie

Approaching half way

We’re all busy. I guess when you’ve spent 10 years looking at things so closely it is difficult to step back for a moment. This annual project is all I can focus on right now, it is all I’ve been thinking about for months and every detail is precisely considered. Friends are often surprised that I also consider the narrative of the works important. How the story unfolds as relationships between elements in the sequence of photographs develop. I’m often asked why I started with 20 images and until now I’ve always just said that 20 images felt right. Then shrugged my shoulders. I can see now that I need 20 images to complete a good story arc. Too few images and the story would become choppy or disconnected, too many (at least this early on) would become rambling or too repetitive. Though I’ve also been accused of that by friends and family.

Evolution

But evolution is slow, and by nature I generally don’t change that much from year to year. The same things interest me and I struggle with similar conflicts. The story presented is on the surface an expression of emotion and a reflection of self. Yet I strive for something more, I hope that I’m able to discover universal truths about humanity and philosophy. Things we all struggle to understand or discover about ourselves and the life we lead. If it doesn’t make sense or feels repetitive I guess all I can really say is: “Yeah. I know. Don’t you feel it too?”

How to participate

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Those that participate the most will win stuff! Up for grabs: a signed copy of Phoenix 22, a Tyson Crosbie Photography Tshirt (morse code), and several signed 5×8 prints.

Questions

I’m not getting quite the response I’d hoped for. I chose to release the work one day at a time to have an opportunity to talk about some of the things I never really get to say about the work. I know there are a bunch of lurkers out there viewing the posts and the work, so I have a few questions.

• What would you prefer, as a blog reader, to facilitate more participation from you?
• Do you feel I have a certain expectation for comments?
• Are you bored?
• Are you confused?
• Is the Disqus comment system too hard? (Jamie doesn’t like it.)

Opinion

First, I sincerely appreciate all the comments, retweets, first tweets, sharing and views. I know that an artist cannot eat without an engaged audience and honestly that is how much I love you for sharing and commenting. Your participation is equal to my love of food and shelter.

Freedom of speech

I do not believe that there are right or wrong answers. If you don’t like it is just as valid as liking it. I only find fault in apathy. By not saying anything you’ll only allow me to flounder, unable to gauge how effective I’m being nor able to find any way to improve my work. Your words may also challenge my assumptions and either validate my work with much needed support or provide me a clear path to a new question and exploration.

How to participate

Buy a print of this image. Leave a comment on Flickr or Facebook. Follow me on Twitter and share your thoughts about the image below.

Win stuff!

Those that participate the most will win stuff! Up for grabs: a signed copy of Phoenix 22, a Tyson Crosbie Photography Tshirt (morse code), and several signed 5×8 prints.