Through The Eyes Of A Painter

An Abstract Lens Informs My Photography, These Days

GE McKerrihan
4 min readSep 22, 2022
Graffiti on rusted corrugated sheet metal.
“This Could Be A Painting” — Photo by Author

I’m not even sure I know how to talk about this aspect of my work. It is something that hangs out in the back of my mind, like an alter ego. I feel it strongly, and constantly. Yet the words are more distant. Nonexistent, might be the more accurate.

I have been photographing daily for more than six months now. This is perhaps the most prolific period I have known as a photographer. It helps to have no other agenda. No one tugging at my sleeve. No responsibilities calling my name.

All of this free head space has allowed a new tenant to move in. The one whose name is, What If.

What if, I had studied painting, instead of photography? Or spent that ten years painting, instead of building furniture, and guitars? Of course there are no easy answers. There were also niche markets for hand crafted furniture and hand built archtop jazz guitars.

Shapes and forms created by sheet metal and bars.
“Shapes and Forms” — Photo by Author

The series of images I have included here, are images I made through the eyes of a painter, at least in my mind. Though I would not have included the wrought iron bars in the image above. No, it’s about how…

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GE McKerrihan
GE McKerrihan

Written by GE McKerrihan

I’ve been using the camera for nearly 50 years. I write about Photography, Art, Travel, and Life. Top Writer in Photography, Art, Creativity, and Inspiration.

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