Portfolio Critique : Eschatology Matthias Koch

Sorry, just saw that I forgot to present myself, 

I am originally from Germany. I lived and worked in Chile, Venezuela, Mexico and France and  have currently established my basecamp in the South of France.

I do not have a special education in photography, which results in an a very free and unconventional approach. My photography is driven by a personal search for meaning and understanding of the surrounding world. Photography is for me a tool for philosophical investigation and research of truth as well as a vehicle for artistic expression. The interaction between Humans, Space and Time and the underlying concept of Impermanence is one of my favorite subjects. 

Photographs are mostly taken on the street and used afterwards for conceptual projects. In this sense I do not really know if I would qualify my photography as street photography, but personally I am not convinced that all these categories make sense, honestly I do not really care about, …

A somber topic expressively portrayed in your photographs. I like nos. 3, 4, 7 and especially 5 and the simplicity of 13. –Andrew

Matthias wonderful pictures. A couple of things.

1. The one color picture you have is kind of jarring in among the black and white pictures.
2. The two dog pictures are weak compared to the other pictures but the first one has better composition.
3. The first picture is quite stunning and I’d say you might explore this area more.

I am impressed and moved by this project.  

The photographs showing accumulation of things work together powerfully with the simpler images.  Several of the photographs are susceptible to multiple interpretations (or even resist interpretation), while others have a clear subject; these juxtapositions are also effective.  A common style helps to hold the set together, which may be one reason, as J1m said, the color photograph is jarring.  J1m also thought the dog photographs were weak; I actually think they are strong, and that they offer a little breathing room, but I might keep only one as the two of them are possibly redundant.  

Hi @joelandrew, @J1m, thank you very much for your interesting feedback which gives me some food to think !

Matthias, I really like your images and came back to them a few times. I agree with Joel that several are open to multiple interpretation or none which is something I like in photograpy.