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Ellen Faircloth McCall

“The initial concept for the series, In Transit, was to capture all of the images while physically in motion. I photographed while in transit from place to place, traveling by car, plane, train, or foot, and I found myself searching for images of stillness and peace amidst the movement.

As the project progressed, I began to explore the significance of home and absence to each setting. The resulting collection of work is a meditation on a desire for simplicity and permanence in the hurried pace of contemporary society. I used a Diana camera to make all of these images. It is a plastic toy camera from the 1960's, and its simple, lo-fi construction made it the ideal tool for this project. Each Diana camera is imperfect, and to use one requires a conscious release of control. You are freed up to focus on and respond to your surroundings. The unpredictable results - light leaks, vignetting, soft focus - serve as critical elements of the images, lending a hazy and nostalgic quality to the work.”

Ellen Faircloth McCall received her first camera on her tenth birthday - a Polaroid. She immediately became fascinated with film and the ability to record selected pieces of her surroundings. She has been photographing ever since, and while she enjoys shooting in many different formats, her heart has remained true to the spirit of simplicity and unpredictability embodied by plastic cameras.