Close to Home

Close to Home is a photographic series of suburban and industrial landscapes of my hometown in Oceanside, NY at dusk. Although growing up in this town, I have always felt disconnected to the environment. Oceanside is like any other suburban town, and just like any other city, it has its defining characteristics and oddities that I've always questioned. For instance, a mysterious landfill that no one knows anything about, chemical filled canals that are threaded throughout the town and a small sector of factories given the title “Oil City”. Although the connection I have towards the locations is detached and cold, I also find beauty in the places I photograph. The images are eerie, atmospheric, and dark; Evoking the same emotions of uncertainty and tension that I feel while taking them. These classic suburban landscapes are empty and vacant of people, once inhabited spaces but now locations filled with suspense.