I've been traveling to Florida my whole life. Originally to visit my grandparents and now to visit my parents. As often as I've been here and as connected as I feel I'm still an outsider. Working on this project I find myself exploring memories of the physical but also my past and current relationship to this place. The pastel colors, the smell of cheap beer and cigarette smoke lingering in the air. Patriotic alleyways of sand and painted vinyl siding baking in the sun. It brings me right back to my childhood and visiting my grandparents.
These images were made using a 6x7 rangefinder on Kodak Portra color film.
