I asked him what he thinks about when he’s making a picture, this is what he had to say:

“I’ve been a citizen of The People’s Republik of Fairview for eleven years. I started calling it that in 2006 when I went to Ireland and ripped it off from “The People’s Republic of Cork” . My two great loves are bicycling and snapshots. It’s probably annoying to ride with me because I’m usually either sprinting or stopping to take pictures.

Why couches? I’ve always had a place in my heart for obsolete technology. Record players, VCRS, laser discs, beta max, my NES. This love has come to include people’s discarded items that I see when I bike or walk around my neighborhood or journeys elsewhere. The couches really have a lot of personality. They were basically someone’s silent roommate for who knows how long. When you see them out on the curb it’s a little like seeing a peek into that person’s life.”

Here’s a selfie, taken at The Polar Bar. Find more of his work here.

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