ENTRY DESCRIPTION
The boundaries which box us in are often self-imposed. Such imagined boundaries are often not physically stopping us, but our self-constraints compel us not to cross our own lines. This photograph is a self-portrait using chalk on chalkboard paint, and I drew these lines to form what appears to be a box, but can only be seen from the perspective of the camera. This is called an anamorphic illusion and further conveys how perspective affects our world.

AUTHOR
John Dykstra is a student of photography hailing from Detroit, Michigan, in the midwest of the United States. He was first drawn to photography because of his fascination with light, the way it operates, and our ability to manipulate it in a way that evokes a visceral response. He prefers to shoot landscapes and abstract and surrealistic portraiture, favoring either black and white or subdued color. With 8 years of photographic practice under his belt, John has technical experience ranging from DSLRs to 4×5 field cameras to pinhole camera projects. Pursuing his creative endeavors under the alias ‘Jondy’ as of 2014, Dykstra has plans to undertake numerous creative projects over the next few years. His latest project involves studies of light on the human body in a new collection of fascinating portraits.

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