Medium Format, Large Vision

If some one has told you recently that medium format photography is dead, they obviously haven’t browsed through the website of Brad Harris. He features seven different portfolios of it in a full screen browser navigable with your keyboard arrows. No time-wasting mouse clicking required. Harris seems to transition easily from intricate spatial studies to […]

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If some one has told you recently that medium format photography is dead, they obviously haven't browsed through the website of Brad Harris. He features seven different portfolios of it in a full screen browser navigable with your keyboard arrows. No time-wasting mouse clicking required.

Harris seems to transition easily from intricate spatial studies to hi-definition portraiture capturing the human element. One of the more outstanding series comes in the form of tightly cropped heads of German pugilists post-fight. Bruised and bloody, Harris shows energy and anticipation of men in battle.

I love the clean, cinematic feel the imagry has, and the variation in presentation created by the custom browser makes it seem like the viewer is flipping through a real book. There is something a bit more tangible in the experience, which is rare in these days of canned photo portfolio sites.