Screen captures from mikeflemingphotography.com

Mike Fleming’s work hones in on those little visual bits that, depending upon your disposition, are either dull or sublime. (I find they fit both definitions, which complicates matters infinitely.) They’re quiet, goofy, honest, and odd; all embodiments of Arbus’s notion of “a secret about a secret.” Mysterious and obvious. Heart-wrenchingly ridiculous. Great.

His website fits the work perfectly. “Choose your own adventure” through his photography: start by clicking an image on the big grid. Do it again, and again, travel deeper into the grid, and watch as the juxtapositions reveal and obscure possible meanings and tweak a host of emotions. With images like Mike’s, this is what it’s all about.

» Mike Fleming Photography (Mike’s Work)
» Gonna Do It Anyway (Mike’s Blog)