Stunt Ranch Santa Monica Mountains Reserve

15 Oct, 01 PM - 18 Oct, 01 PM

In summary, my proposal’s primary objective is to capture human traces alongside the wonderful park sceneries in America to bring awareness to man's impact on nature. Here, the concept of “Leave No Trace” was borrowed and chosen to be the most appropriate motto and means for representing my work. Technically speaking, the process of taking a picture within this framework involves perfecting the balance between the positioning as well as distancing objects within the frame. The process of photographing “unfavorable” human traces against the backdrop of nature also requires carefully finding balance in composition. In many ways, I see this process as being similar to meditation, and I hope the viewers would be able to experience the same. The second objective of the current project is less philosophical but more practical, as it is to offer the public an opportunity to observe and enjoy the beauty of America’s national parks as seen through the camera lens, hopefully portraying the scenery as close as possible to actually being there. The visceral enjoyment of being transported to a scenery via photography is crucial to the project, as without this there can be no empathy felt toward the issue of human beings leaving traces in nature.

Visit #73611 @Stunt Ranch Santa Monica Mountains Reserve

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Under Project # 47682 | Research

Capturing Photographic Image of Human Trace in America's Parks

faculty - Soongsil Univerity

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Keith Jinsub Kim Oct 15 - 18, 2021 (4 days)

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