Brad Moore was born in 1958 in La Jolla, California. He currently lives and works in Laguna Beach, California. Of his work he says, ‘These photographs were shot in modest, well-worn, suburban cities in central and inland Southern California. Built in the 1950s and 60s, these cities provided a new home and future to a post-war population. This is where I grew up and, after 25 years, I returned. The areas I remembered were fading away, and I was struck by the simultaneous growth and decline. Initially, it was the buildings that interested me; I shot them in formal, almost symmetrical compositions. Then I began shooting the surrounding shrubbery with the same architectural approach. I liked the way the buildings and plants worked together, so that is how the project evolved. I have opted to avoid traditional, documentary-style photography; instead I have photographed in primarily static compositions, reflecting change, irony and evolution’. His work is available for purchase on 20×200.
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There’s a serenity in these images that I really enjoy. I particularly like the Mobile Home composition and the delicate drops of color in the Buddhist Temple.