GJ: You have a unique method of juxtaposing images from different sources, please talk a bit about your process, and your reasons behind wanting to make such unconventional pictures.
JP: I think my process of photographing is pretty much a traditional one of going to a place of interest, being in that place, looking, interacting, and photographing intuitively. I rarely try to photograph with a purpose, for me it’s better to react to my environment based on lighting, subject and form. I’ve always found this way of photographing the most rewarding because you’re never really seeking out anything in particular so there’s no disappointment if you don’t find it. But after I’ve collected these images then I need to look at them critically and use my mind’s eye. So I think in part my process has been derived from combining one of simply looking and reacting to then critical awareness, story-telling, and defining a mood.
I’ve also been very intrigued by what happens when you put images together and how they can start to communicate in a strange and magical way. Early on in my art development I did a series entitled, Time Based Dreams, they were all diptychs and triptychs printed in the conventional darkroom. The series turned out to be much more poetic then I initially intended and the unexpected outcomes freed up a whole new way of working for me.
________________________________________________