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Campaign Landscapes is a collection of photographs made in venues that once held campaign events.

The photographs, largely devoid of people, show the general area where the stage or crowd were located during campaign events for Barack Obama and John McCain. These venues, functioning as backdrops to a politician, act as an image to either reinforce or narrativize a certain message. They point to the level to which a candidate’s image is controlled and manipulated, but also act as a mirror of the community these campaigns are hoping to court.

Highly organized and impeccably designed, the convention was the height of theater combined with fervent and true belief. A uniquely potent combination.On August 28, 2008 Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination for President. In that unique moment a contentious campaign was born, one with issues that have shaped and molded Obama’s subsequent presidency. Highly organized and impeccably designed, the convention was the height of theater combined with fervent and true belief. A uniquely potent combination.

70% of Americans fail to vote consistently in national elections. The following multimedia piece is an extended and subjective portrait of the 30% of the population whom largely determine the makeup of our federal representation. Based around the 2008 presidential elections, The Politically Motivated is a reminder of the dangers inherent in political apathy and disenfranchisement.

70% of Americas fail to vote consistently in national elections. The following series is an extended photographic portrait of the 30% of the population whom largely determine the makeup of our federal representation. Based around the 2008 presidential elections, The Politically Motivated is a reminder of the dangers inherent in political apathy and disenfranchisement.