This New Zealand Photographer Captures the Quiet Oddness of the Everyday
This New Zealand Photographer Captures the Quiet Oddness of the Everyday
Essay by Tess McClure
Photos by Meg Porteous
Published in VICE
20 July 2017
New Zealand photographer Meg Porteous's gentle, offbeat images take ordinary scenes and bring them sharply into focus, elevating the everyday.
Her latest work, which she's exhibiting as 'Departure Melody,' was created during an artist residency in Japan. Porteous says while she'd often begin the day with plans for photographs, the most successful photos she ended up taking were accidental moments and chance encounters.
