This Photographer Finds Inspiration in Everyday Objects

Photographer, Bobby Doherty, takes his inspiration from the banality of everyday life. A lesson to all of us searching for meaning in all the wrong places.

His striking images zoom in on everyday items, turning them into objects of desire. Textures and textiles pop out from under his micro-lens. The result? Poster-like images that have caught the world’s attention.

Born in New York, Doherty has worked with The Museum of Modern Art, and Apple, amongst others. He was the staff photographer at New York Magazine from 2013 to 2018.

His new book, Seabird, features vivid colored photographs taken between 2014 and 2018. His publisher’s website claims that “Doherty is quick to embrace both the meaningful and meaningless of everyday life with equal measure”.

In an interview to It’s Nice That the photographer claimed that “looking at textures up close in photos feels a lot better than looking at textures up close real life. I’m not sure why, maybe it’s less effort or strain? Either way, people should really be looking at stuff more closely because it can be fun, gross, beautiful or cute.”

Scroll down to see some of his up beat work.

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