Paul Chapman

Paul’s work at Grey explores the creative possibilities of the arbitrary with unintentional images, whether they are sourced from the cameral roll of his mobile phone, or digital files that haven’t written properly from his camera.

Since the beginnings of photography there have always been accidental images, this has gained prevalence with the profusion of digital photographic technologies resulting in the sub genre of photography: Accident Photography.

The unintentional can provide a compelling but unforeseen perspective or create a successful abstract composition. In Paul’s case many of these images were either taken in his pocket or with the mobile in his hand, leading to abstract & blurred images. These photographs become a thing of beauty when manipulated up larger and explore the tension between chance and choice.