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Ethan Brossard is a photographer who seeks to create images which show not only the formal elements of a place, but also the emotional experience of existing in it. Growing up, his camera became a tool he used to process the mental health struggles he experienced. This carries into his current practice in the slow, meditative way he photographs, preferring to experience a scene before capturing any images. Once he has acclimated to the environment, he will often expose just one frame which encompasses both its formal and emotional qualities. This approach is aided by his use of large format and technical cameras, which allow him to focus or distort elements of the resulting photograph. Ethan is currently working towards a BFA in Photography at the Rhode Island School of Design.

 

Image by Paul Reitano of Ethan, while working on photographing a tree using the collodion tintype process