Eric Forgaard
Web site: www.forgaardfinearts.com

My images are reactive, and bathed in natural light; a synthesis of shapes that engage the senses. They are not "set up" or forced. Though my compositions flow away from the familiar, I avoid abstraction simply for its own sake. Through the lens, I re-order and elevate familiar elements to fit a new vision, and stretch common perceptions of the world. In many images, a quiet societal commentary supplements the visual experience.

Shot hand-held under available light, in 35mm and digital formats, my images invite the eye to wander through the frame. And like music or
poetry, they are only lightly tethered to simple realities. They are suspended in a space of their own making.

I am based in the San Francisco Bay area, though I photograph throughout the country and beyond.