Introducing Photographer of the Week #206: Daniel Dorsa

“I’ve always been fascinated with my home state of Florida. Although it has a surplus of natural beauty, there’s a lot of banality within the state — undeveloped swamps, cookie-cutter housing developments, and strip malls upon strip malls.  A large part of my work comes out of a fascination with discovering the unfamiliar in a place I recognize as my home.

For “Paradise,” I photographed South and Central Florida. As I began to collect more images, I noticed a constant thread of isolation in my work. In addition, Florida is a very lonely place. The state truly owns the idea of just wanting to get away from it all. Visiting home is usually a quiet, secluded time and through this imagery I am subconsciously pushing those emotions up to the surface. “Paradise” will be an ongoing project for me.”