03.12.2012

michael northrup

photography

"I love irony... not exclusively but I have a special appreciation for it. And it underlies a lot of my work. It must come from my mother as she would laugh at news stories like, "Santa looses fingers while stepping off helicopter to wave at kids". My older brother had a way of convincing me at the time that, all those sci-fi movies we were watching in the 50's 60's were actually documentories. And my dad, being a doctor, surgeon, and corner, would bring humor to the dinner table on things like bowel obstructions and suicides. Both my parents were great at extracting humor out of tragedy and that has given me a way of seeing life. For me, creating images comes more from discovery than anything deliberate.. And all the images are an arms length away. The work is about my daily experiences and the personal vision I bring to that photographic process of extracting images from reality."

www.michaelnorthrup.com

03.12.2012

michael northrup

photography

"I love irony... not exclusively but I have a special appreciation for it. And it underlies a lot of my work. It must come from my mother as she would laugh at news stories like, "Santa looses fingers while stepping off helicopter to wave at kids". My older brother had a way of convincing me at the time that, all those sci-fi movies we were watching in the 50's 60's were actually documentories. And my dad, being a doctor, surgeon, and corner, would bring humor to the dinner table on things like bowel obstructions and suicides. Both my parents were great at extracting humor out of tragedy and that has given me a way of seeing life. For me, creating images comes more from discovery than anything deliberate.. And all the images are an arms length away. The work is about my daily experiences and the personal vision I bring to that photographic process of extracting images from reality."

www.michaelnorthrup.com

03.12.2012

michael northrup

photography

"I love irony... not exclusively but I have a special appreciation for it. And it underlies a lot of my work. It must come from my mother as she would laugh at news stories like, "Santa looses fingers while stepping off helicopter to wave at kids". My older brother had a way of convincing me at the time that, all those sci-fi movies we were watching in the 50's 60's were actually documentories. And my dad, being a doctor, surgeon, and corner, would bring humor to the dinner table on things like bowel obstructions and suicides. Both my parents were great at extracting humor out of tragedy and that has given me a way of seeing life. For me, creating images comes more from discovery than anything deliberate.. And all the images are an arms length away. The work is about my daily experiences and the personal vision I bring to that photographic process of extracting images from reality."

www.michaelnorthrup.com

03.12.2012

michael northrup

photography

"I love irony... not exclusively but I have a special appreciation for it. And it underlies a lot of my work. It must come from my mother as she would laugh at news stories like, "Santa looses fingers while stepping off helicopter to wave at kids". My older brother had a way of convincing me at the time that, all those sci-fi movies we were watching in the 50's 60's were actually documentories. And my dad, being a doctor, surgeon, and corner, would bring humor to the dinner table on things like bowel obstructions and suicides. Both my parents were great at extracting humor out of tragedy and that has given me a way of seeing life. For me, creating images comes more from discovery than anything deliberate.. And all the images are an arms length away. The work is about my daily experiences and the personal vision I bring to that photographic process of extracting images from reality."

www.michaelnorthrup.com

03.12.2012

michael northrup

photography

"I love irony... not exclusively but I have a special appreciation for it. And it underlies a lot of my work. It must come from my mother as she would laugh at news stories like, "Santa looses fingers while stepping off helicopter to wave at kids". My older brother had a way of convincing me at the time that, all those sci-fi movies we were watching in the 50's 60's were actually documentories. And my dad, being a doctor, surgeon, and corner, would bring humor to the dinner table on things like bowel obstructions and suicides. Both my parents were great at extracting humor out of tragedy and that has given me a way of seeing life. For me, creating images comes more from discovery than anything deliberate.. And all the images are an arms length away. The work is about my daily experiences and the personal vision I bring to that photographic process of extracting images from reality."

www.michaelnorthrup.com

03.12.2012

michael northrup

photography

"I love irony... not exclusively but I have a special appreciation for it. And it underlies a lot of my work. It must come from my mother as she would laugh at news stories like, "Santa looses fingers while stepping off helicopter to wave at kids". My older brother had a way of convincing me at the time that, all those sci-fi movies we were watching in the 50's 60's were actually documentories. And my dad, being a doctor, surgeon, and corner, would bring humor to the dinner table on things like bowel obstructions and suicides. Both my parents were great at extracting humor out of tragedy and that has given me a way of seeing life. For me, creating images comes more from discovery than anything deliberate.. And all the images are an arms length away. The work is about my daily experiences and the personal vision I bring to that photographic process of extracting images from reality."

www.michaelnorthrup.com

03.12.2012

michael northrup

photography

"I love irony... not exclusively but I have a special appreciation for it. And it underlies a lot of my work. It must come from my mother as she would laugh at news stories like, "Santa looses fingers while stepping off helicopter to wave at kids". My older brother had a way of convincing me at the time that, all those sci-fi movies we were watching in the 50's 60's were actually documentories. And my dad, being a doctor, surgeon, and corner, would bring humor to the dinner table on things like bowel obstructions and suicides. Both my parents were great at extracting humor out of tragedy and that has given me a way of seeing life. For me, creating images comes more from discovery than anything deliberate.. And all the images are an arms length away. The work is about my daily experiences and the personal vision I bring to that photographic process of extracting images from reality."

www.michaelnorthrup.com