Kevin Hogarth
Rhythm, Texture, and Contrast

Thematically, all of the photographs in this show have strong elements of rhythm, texture and contrast. For me, when I am composing an image a pleasing rhythm combines repetition, and scale. The blending of grain creates texture. Textures playing off each other give dimension and depth to the rhythm of the image. In these images I have used contrast as a formal graphic tool to lead the eye through the photograph.
All of the images were first captured on film, then scanned into digital files. My darkroom has expanded to my desktop computer. I have done the colour correction and retouching for this collection digitally. My images were printed on an archival pizography paper process that is very similar in quality to black and white fibre-base prints. As an artist it is very important to me to challenge the photographic qualities of digital images. For me the beauty of film is in the grain of the emulsion.
I have collected these images over the past five years. Some of them are local, but most were shot while travelling throughout North America.

“The artist’s world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from
where he lives or a few feet away. It is always on his doorstep.”

- (Paul Strand, photographer 1890 – 1976)