It's time to vote in our Exposure: Urban Photography Challenge
Decider shares nine great photos with our readers
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After collecting more than 100 entries for our Exposure: Urban Photography Challenge, Decider selected nine favorites to share with our readers. Now we want you to vote for your favorite. Check out our slide show of finalists and artist bios, and vote for your favorite by e-mailing the designated number to promo@theonion.com. Please vote for only one photograph by Thursday, May 14. The winner will be announced on Friday, May 15 at the Milwaukee Art Museum’s MAM After Dark: True Skool event, where all of the Exposure submissions will be on display.
1. “Noodle Interchange” by Kat Berger of Milwaukee
Berger, a graduate of the School Of The Art Institute in Chicago and a freelancer photographer, took this photo under the Marquette Interchange. “I have always been fascinated by the shapes and curves the roadways make in the heart of large urban environments,” she says.
2. “The Bear in the Basement” by Marco Carrera of Milwaukee
This self-described “amateur photographer” works as a barista for Alterra Coffee. “As far as the photography goes, I think it started over a rivalry with some good friends of mine back in high school,” he says. “We always went on crazy adventures they took sweet pictures. Eventually I saved up, bought a decent camera, and started shooting with them.”
3. “Preacher” by Paul Sparks of Wauwatosa
A founding member of the Cream City Photogs, Sparks is “all over the map” photography-wise, but his heart is “in street and documentary photography. It's the best way to tell a story.”
4. “Life Love” by Scott Sabatke in Milwaukee
“The photo was taken last summer at the Bay View Block Party, with the Detroit Cobras as the headline band,” Sabatke says. “We were all hanging out together when the man in the photo approached [singer] Rachel Nagy. She loved his tattoos and wanted a picture of her with them.”
5. “Inner-City Boy” by Haley Smith of Delevan
"For me, photography is all about exploration and capturing the venture throughout,” Smith says. “I remember this day when I took the photo of my friend Chaz in the window. We were walking downtown and I noticed how much I admired the windows’ reflection in other windows. I noticed a repetition of squares throughout this photo—from the panes of glass to the reflection of his plaid scarf and the print of his jacket.”
6. “Snitch” by Alexander N. Orlando of Glendale
“There is a lot of graffiti along the abandoned railroad tracks in the city,” says the Nicolet High School student. “When I found this particular mural, I saw the opportunity to capture beautiful, illegal artwork amongst the filth and trash in the scene. I didn't see the reflection at first because I was so taken by the subject itself, but the reflection really transforms the image into more than a mere copy of some gangster's artwork.”
7. "Helmet” by Joe Baranowski of Hales Corners
“I take pictures of anything and everything to try to show people how I view the world,” Baronowski says.
8. “Pensive Homeless” by Leroy Allen Skalstad of Milwaukee
Skalstad got his first camera when he was 9. When he was drafted and sent to Vietnam, he spent most of his money on 35mm cameras. Upon his return, he spent several months living on the streets, and he’s continually returned to the homeless theme in his work.
9. “Louisville, Fourth Street” by Hope Nartonis of Milwaukee
This photo was taken when Nartonis, a senior at Milwaukee’s Divine Savior Holy Angels High School, was on her way home from spring break in Alabama. “Taking a walk around town, I discovered the city's architectural structure built from a former mall,” she said. “The colors and complexity were very compelling.”
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