JEREMY FOX - EXPOSURE EMERGING PHOTOGRAPHERS SHOWCASE

In recent years, I have found myself drawn to urban night photography. Roaming the streets of Calgary after dark, on the prowl for anything that captures my eye. Anything that has “the look”. Often, I’ll catch a glimpse of something, whether it’s an old car bathed in the rays of a nearby streetlight, the colourful glow of light radiating from a storefront, or the lonely light emitting from the windows of a modest dwelling. I’ll get that glimpse and immediately the wheels start turning in my head of the type of image Ican create from that scene.

The ordinary can often look extraordinary once the sun has gone down. I often find myself noticing a location during the daytime and immediately thinking, “I need to come back here at night” and I’ll make a note of it in my phone. This can be nothing more than a rusty old car or an aging service station, but if the light is right, it can make for a striking scene.

The play of light, shadows, and colour at nighttime can make for fascinating and achingly beautiful images of what are relatively unremarkable scenes. These images are a collection of those scenes that captured my imagination.

BIOGRAPHY

I became interested in photography when my dad gave me his old digital point-and-shoot camera over a decade ago. It was the first time I ever took images of my own and I fell in love with it. I bought myself a DSLR in 2012 and photography has become my primary hobby ever since. I have gradually learned more about lighting, composition, and technique as the years have gone by. Some has been through online courses and tutorials, some through books, and a lot through trial and error. I am drawn mostly to urban landscapes and night scenes. I love to capture the beauty of urban structures and advertising from bygone eras, preserving that history in photographs. I also gravitate toward the allure of the city when it comes alive after dark. The streets may be quieter, but the mundane becomes special in the glow of the night.