Luke Saxon

Luke Saxon is a photographer I’ve followed on Instagram for a few years. He does a lot of street photography, focusing mainly on every day buildings and objects. Whilst his subjects don’t seem particularly interesting, he makes some really interesting photographs using bright colours and humour. I love the colours in his work the most – there are a lot of vibrant blues, pinks and yellows. Often, his work reminds me of William Eggleston.

A lot of Saxon’s images have a sense of nostalgia to them as well. This was a strong theme in my ‘Grandad’s Shed’ project in first year. That work had a lot of meaning to me because it was a visual story about a place I spent a lot of my childhood Summers. Similarly, Saxon often reimagines his childhood through his images; going on walks that he recalls taking with his family and photographing things that remind him of his childhood.

Although I like the style of Saxon’s work (colours, objects etc.), I think I will continue with the neutral colours and emotive lighting that I’ve been focusing on so far. However it’s worth remembering the importance of creating meaning and feelings through my images, as Saxon does.

I particularly like a lot of Saxon’s recent photo collages and diptychs on Instagram (below). He often joins his photos together in humorous ways – like the swans sitting on the bench; or thinks carefully about how the colours in two different photos work well together. When making my book, I will make sure the photos on each page work well together.