Genevieve Engelhardt
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Always looking for the small things in a city, and enjoying the fight between the natural and urban world, I have become a photographer who isn't necessarily concerned with the subject matter but with how I capture it. With a background in graphic design, I don't just search for the everyday streetscapes, urban scenes and suburbia that I love. It's about looking for something that fits an aesthetic, it's about being able to find the particular composition and being able to bring it to life with the saturation of colour, weird angles and things that the 'normal' person would walk past without even noticing.
Old School Fish'n'Choprs
Metallic Pearl Digital Photographic Print, 30cm x 30cm, 2019.
$90
1970's Coin Laundry
Metallic Pearl Digital Photographic Print, 30cm x 30cm, 2017.
$90
The Bee Hive
Metallic Pearl Digital Photographic Print, 30cm x 30cm, 2017.
$90
“These images are from a project I started called Those Little Shopfronts. It began with a love of old school coin laundries. Once I started taking photos, it quickly snowballed into a love of all the old school shopfronts, and I soon began taking photos of Milk Bars, Post Offices, Hairdressers, Restaurants and even Mechanics. Those
This project began with my love of old design, typography and the craftsmanship that went into the building and painting of these shops, but has now grown into documenting these shopfronts as they disappear, only to be taken over by new, shiny and boring new buildings. A real joy from this project is also the commentary from friends, acquaintances and people I don't even know in the community saying how much they love to see these photos, that someone is documenting them, and how much love and nostalgia it brings.”