Karen Sheinheit
Mermaid Parade 2011
Digital Photograph
16x20 inches
1 of 20
 
Navigating the world as a dedicated observer, I'm drawn to the hidden gems in each subject. Whether it's finding the magic moment on a concert stage, the story in a stranger's gaze, or the perfect puddle that is nature's mirror, I'm constantly building an archive of social culture and changing landscapes, documenting the issues of the moment. I'm seduced by light, shadows, and all things abandoned. My lens gravitates towards the abstract, the gritty, the fringe, finding beauty in urban decay and significance in the rise and fall and rebirth of our communities. Each city is a new canvas.