Whitney McKim

I am most interested in photography of the human condition. To me, this can be portraiture, it can be landscapes that have been changed or influenced by people, or it could be objects that have some importance in people's lives. It has been said that the eyes are a window into a person's soul, and I see my camera as an extension of my eyes. I use my camera to see inside humanity. I completed my bachelor's degree in anthropology and I feel that my photography uses many of the principles that anthropology is based upon to illustrate how I see humanity.

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Artist's Statement

I am most interested in photography of the human condition. To me, this can be portraiture, it can be landscapes that have been changed or influenced by people, or it could be objects that have some importance in people’s lives. It has been said that the eyes are a window into a person’s soul, and I see my camera as an extension of my eyes. I use my camera to see inside humanity. I completed my bachelor’s degree in anthropology and I feel that my photography uses many of the principles that anthropology is based upon to illustrate how I see humanity.

I try to create photographs that help people to become aware of their surroundings. Typically, I shoot portraits in black and white and prefer to watch my subjects and take natural shots rather than creating forced poses. I feel that by using black and white in portraiture it helps the viewer to see past a mass of colors and focus on the emotions of the model. With other shots I allow the atmosphere of the photograph to delegate whether they should be displayed in black and white, color, or high contrast color.

There have been countless articles written on the mismanagement of all phases of Hurricane Katrina. The mobile homes staged at the Hope, Arkansas Municipal Airport are just a small piece of what turned into a governmental nightmare. I hope that my photography will help viewers see the irony of these trailers being staged in a town called “Hope” and the tragedy that the represent.

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