Objects have a face, too
Mud remains on the tyres. Scratches mark the metal. They do not bother me. They are what make an object distinctive. I move closer with my camera and look for light that lets us see them.
The setting is part of the photograph
A bicycle looks different against stacked timber than beside a church wall. An old motorcycle stands before green mountains. The setting matters: it suggests where these objects belong. But I want the eye to return to the frame, the fuel tank, the lines and textures.
Touching with your eyes
A surface catches a warm glow. Steel reveals welds, scratches and patina. In photographs like these I am interested in the almost physical sensation of an object. If looking makes you want to feel its weight or surface, the light has done its work.
A figure has something to say
Rąbczad pauses with his saw above a log. Wędrówczad stands as if he has just finished a long story. I photograph them as I would people: looking for gesture, expression and light that reveals character. The metal remains metal. That makes the imagination behind it all the more visible.