Paul Graham: A Shimmer Of Possibility

Paul Grahams photographic project 'A Shimmer Of Possibility', which takes the form of 12 individual, each of which documents a photographic short story of everyday life in today's America, really caught my eye mainly down to the way that the books look as a collection.







The 12 books are all identical in size but they all vary in length as some only contain a single photograph. They are mainly series of images based on something that has interest Paul Graham whether it be someone eating their lunch, having a cigarette or cutting the grass. I find this idea interesting because one of my favorite things to do when photographing is to not go out with any preconceived ideas of exactly what you want to shoot. By this I mean have a vague idea but don't try to be too specific and just let your eye wonder and see what attracts your attention. I find this sense of freedom helps creativley and when you do get a good shot it makes it all the more worthwhile.

There is also the way the books have been put together that I really like. I love the simple design and giving each book a different colour really works in my opinion and makes them work really well as a collection of books. If I end up creating a series of books (I think 12 could be a bit ambitious) it will be very important to think of them not just as stand alone books but as a collection as well. Below are some of the images from the various books.