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Laidric

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Laidric Stevenson was born in Wisconsin but left before he could walk and talk, so he doesn’t consider himself a Midwesterner. Spending his childhood and teenage years between the bordering states of Oklahoma and Texas, he first became interested in photography around the release of Nirvana’s Nevermind album. Due to the somewhat transient nature of his childhood, his photography is rooted in discovering a sense of place. He believes in the power of photography in the book format and is an enthusiastic self-publisher of zines and small photo books. He spends his days in an office environment and photographs in his free time. He is based in Dallas, Texas.

Artist Statement

I photograph what is overlooked in the modern urban landscape. The things that make up the essence of a city, not just the gleaming skyscrapers and high rise luxury apartments, but the areas that have been neglected or forgotten. That is until they are deemed economically viable and worthy of “progress”. The pace of everyday life in our cities can be fast and chaotic at times, so I utilize tripod bound analog medium and large format cameras and the slow, deliberate pace they demand to create my photographs. I photograph not only for documentation, but to deepen my connection to this place that I call my home. This process is never ending, as there is always some new place to explore, a new vantage point I haven’t used, a street I’ve never taken before.