Oppidan Series : Brandon Hill

Brandon Hill (along with Arthur Cherry and JR Caines) have been constant friends of the crew at Faceout Studio. We’ve watched each other tackle new projects, improve our individual hobbies, and embrace new ways to waste time. Having this kind of interaction with other talented designers is a constant source of inspiration and encouragement.

Brandon has been working on his photography (after hours??) for the last couple of years, and has now officially broken the “WOW” barrier. His recent Oppidan Series was a new high (in my opinion) so I had to ask him about it:

From Brandon:

Up to this point, 99% of my photography has featured people in some way. It has either been through lifestyle photos or highly-detailed conceptual/advertising work. I love it and the people-aspect of it, but I needed to go on a recess break to experience environmental photography featuring no people, cars or clear message.

The word oppidan means urban or ‘place where you live’. So I shot on the street our work studio presides, Troost Avenue which is an urban neighborhood in Kansas City. As a commercial photographer I hadn’t thought Troost as a strong location. But I went out with a wide-angle lens, and forced myself to find a soul in the lines, forms, colors, the road and post-winter trees. It was freeing and even therapeutic. As a designer or photographer, its always wonderfully educational to prove yourself wrong.

To see more, go to bhillphotos.com.