Entry 41 - Perspectives, by Gabrielle Davis

Perspectives by Gabrielle Davis (@davislgabi)

I am a freelance photographer and digital illustrator who is passionate about using art in ways that progress exploration as well as health communication. The combination of art, emotion, and health have always been a passion of mine and I try to incorporate those three elements into every art project that I complete.

This project began as a continuation of a briefly explored intersection between portraiture, photojournalism, and transcribed audio. it detailed the experiences of black individuals found along Auburn Avenue and multicultural Atlanta are explored through their faces and their thoughts on the changing city and social structures around them. due to recent changes in socio-cultural life, I have shifted gears. this new vein is continuous with the portraiture on Auburn Avenue as is relies on the experiences of those around me—simply taken in a socially distanced way. My project shifts from full portraiture to FaceTime and iPhone portraiture to still capture the feeling of individuals. instead of commenting on how Auburn Avenue has changed around them, they now speak broadly. they now speak about the world and its contemporary issues. these contemporary issues are the content of this portfolio.