Scott Conorroe 1974 -

Conorroe is a Canadian landscape photographer with an eye for the diverse. In 2001 he received a BFA at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design and an MFA at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 2005. His work contains various series of images such as By Rail, By Sea and At Leisure. He has exhibited in several countries around the world besides Canada. He became one of PDN’s 30 emerging photographers in 2010.

His images appeal to me as I like the way he shows how humans interact with their environment such as an image which shows residential tower blocks alongside railways lines. None one of his images actually show humans in them, but the viewer knows there are there  His series entitled At Leisure contain shots of buildings which are usually very different types architecturally, whilst others in this series show recreational spaces in built environments that seem out of order, unfitting or just weird. A good example of this is an image which shows a large, empty area of concrete marked out with parallel lines while five tall, thin palm trees stand the middle looking completely out of place.

I can take inspiration from Conorroe’s work as I like the tones he uses in his work and how he can relay what he wants to say but without making it obvious. I feel I will be able to create similar images as in London there are plenty of buildings which contrast old and new designs close to each other.