Mid October I was able to spend some time on the Green River in Utah.
I spent five incredible days with four others. As I have never made this trip before, I was not sure what to expect, but as I have been to Utah many times, I had an idea of what to expect from the landscape. Though with this trip, I wanted to focus on creating images of people and their experience during this trip.
Overall I feel like I was able to achieve how we experienced the trip and the beauty of the land and river we spent time on.
Figure 1: Green River, UT 2020, Stevi McNeill
Figure 2: Green River, UT 2020, Stevi McNeill
Figure 8: Green River, UT 2020, Stevi McNeill
Figure 9: Green River, UT 2020, Stevi McNeill
Figure 10: Green River, UT 2020, Stevi McNeill // 40 years expired E6 film
I was mostly shooting black and white 35mm and 4x5 Black and white, but I also took some expired kodak Ektachrome 400 and was not expecting much, but I think that the muted colours and distortion of the film fit perfectly with the black and white images. I have wanted to add more colour to my work but felt the images I made in colour previously have not fitted with my black and whites. However with these photos I think the colours muted enough to fit nicely alongside my black and white images. I am excited to possibly try another roll of the film and see what comes of it, as I would like to have more colour options to add into the final cut of my book.
Figure 11: Green River, UT 2020, Stevi McNeill // 40 year expired E6 film