Aaron McElroy

I confess it. I am a voyeur. But it's okay because you are allowed to be, which is why I have done a post on Aaron McElroy and his photographs that are documents of his daily life and, as I like to say, they are very raw.
McElroy is a Brooklyn based photographer, the muted colours and the documentary style photographs McElroy has adopted is reminiscent of the work of Nan Goldin, Jack Webb, Tracey Emin and many others who decided to create work that was highly personal and in many ways forcing the viewer to be voyeuristic. To make them feel like maybe they shouldn't be looking at the provocatively contorted nude figures, tightly framed landscapes and vibrant flowers. His layout in his books use juxtaposition to create meaning and context and the images mirror forms found in the opposing image. This is emphasised by the often tense and deliberate intimacy of relationships that this personal 'snapshot' style of photography evokes.

In the book, this image is placed by a tightly framed shot of a woman's body that echoes the curve of the  flamingo's neck, allowing the images to flow into one another with ease.

These are some photos of Aaron McElroy's book. Flowers have always been a symbol of femininity and they seem to soften the somewhat provocative image that resides beside it.

SPBN Monographs - A new series of monographs that explores sex, pleasure and identities.

SPBN Monographs - A new series of monographs that explores sex, pleasure and identities.