Urban Color Revealed

In the city color can hide in plain sight.

The images I take as I explore my neighborhood capture a view of the urban environment, without people and without clearly identifiable landmarks. It’s the everyday infrastructure of Boston that fascinates me; the highway ramps, rail yards, steps and nondescript buildings that are a mundane but essential part of the urban landscape.

Often when I explore a street that I’ve never been down before I capture some of my favorite images. I look for pops of color, but also for how they are enhanced by light and shadow and by geometry and pattern. Through my images I have gotten to know new neighborhoods and gained an appreciation for how color transforms our experience of place.

A selection of images from Urban Color Revealed was displayed at the Griffin Museum of Photography in August 2024, as part of the Atelier 38 group show.