"Looking Down"
Anthony Keehner
Photography and Related Media
About this Item
- Title
- "Looking Down"
- Date
- 2025
- Description
- This series captures moments in Midtown Manhattan. Using bold flashes, color, and careful observation, these photos explore human connection, movement, and intimacy amid the city’s everyday chaos.
- Artist Statement:
- I believe no two people ever truly look the same. Even when similarities exist, subtle differences set each individual beautifully apart. My photography is drawn to those who stand outside the regular crowd, people with alternative, offbeat styles who embody the kind of individuality that absolutely refuses to blend in. These striking characters inspire me because they push the envelope. They push the boundaries of what is considered normal and remind us that uniqueness is what makes life visually and emotionally rich. My work grows out of real-world experiences and a desire to preserve the fleeting details of everyday life, the moments most people overlook or forget. Using rich color, heavy contrast, and on-camera direct flash, I compose images that force attention onto the subject, amplifying their presence within the frame. I also work with 35mm film, because I believe its tangible nature captures something more than just an image, it holds a fragment of the subject’s energy, a trace of their existence in that moment. Their essence. Much of my practice currently unfolds in New York City, where the streets act as an ever-changing stage for human interaction. I document the characters who move swiftly through it, often catching them so absorbed in their own worlds that they don’t even notice my camera even when lit by flash. By photographing these overlooked moments, I aim to reveal the humor, rawness, and humanity in everyday life, highlighting the beauty of people who might otherwise go unnoticed.
- Medium/Materials/Techniques
- Photographs
- Program/Course/Exhibition Information
- Program/Degree: Photography and Related Media BFA
- Course: PH 352-603 Photographic Concepts and Exhibition
- Semester: Fall 2025, Semester 5
- Professor: Andina Clarkson
- Rights
- In Copyright
- The copyright for this work is held by its author/creator(s). Usage of this material beyond what is permitted by copyright law must first be cleared with the rights-holder(s). This work has been made available online by the Fashion Institute of Technology Gladys Marcus Library strictly for research and educational purposes. If you are the copyright holder for this work and have any objections to this work being made available online, please notify us immediately at [email protected].
- Identifier
- FIT Repository ID: ph_000283
Citation
Keehner, A. (2025). "Looking Down". FIT Institutional Repository. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/668389
Keehner, Anthony. "Looking Down". 2025. FIT Digital Repository, https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/668389
Keehner, Anthony. ""Looking Down"." FIT Digital Repository, 2025. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/668389