THE SURREAL WORLDS OF BEAUTIFUL FOOLS
LOGAN ZILLMER
We are all beautiful fools. We travel through our world as if we’re serious… as if we belong in whatever roles we play… wherever we roam or end up. But all of this is, of course, dependent on what version of reality we use to operate.
Photographer Logan Zilllmer manipulates reality in his images, creating people and places that have a hint of familiarity amidst peculiar wash.
While it is obvious that Zillmer has been heavily influenced by famed surrealist painter Rene Magritte, he has a fresh take on the genre.
Zillmer has a double play on fools. His subjects often have a Charlie Chaplinesque way about them. They are prone to whimsy, sometimes light, sometimes on the dark side. They operate in fantastic settings, with strange juxtapositions and distorted perspective.
The images are snapshots of Zillmer’s created realities, often based on visual memories of his midwestern childhood, both in real life and in his dreams.
Sometime Photoshop gets snubbed, with people thinking that all of the magic has to take place inside the camera to be legitimate. But that’s only true if you are not talking about artists. Zillmer masters both complex in camera technique and post production wizardry.
He maximizes his photographic capacity before adjusting the RAW files and tapping into Photoshop to finish the compositions. He actually works to remove reality from his images and replaces it with his own.
Zillmer started as a filmmaker, only coming to photography just 3 years ago. You can check out more of Logan’s work on his Tumblr, his website
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IMAGE CREDITS:
All Images by Logan Zillmer.