The Throw Aways.

Photographs are tricky. They pretend to be little windows into a fragment of reality. Looking at a finished print one might live for a moment in the reality that is presented to them, whether it contains people that seem like real people or it is a place that looks like a real place. But photographs are born of dozens of decisions–the subject, the exposure, the framing, the type of film used, etc. They are only the image of something that once existed. Flaws in the production remind the viewer that photographs aren’t real; like a scratch on the negative, evidence of light leaks, or discoloration caused by unsuccessful development. Then, photographs become objects, instead of little windows into reality–but that is what they actually are. When going through piles of negatives, the flawed images are always the first to be crossed out, cut, or thrown out. The flaws show negligence, they are evidence of a failed step in the process. Though they are accidents, the flaws can create more compelling images than the intended use of the film. These objects are windows to a new reality that only exists within the photograph.