I spent 5 years creating these images with custom clothes knitted by an amazing knitter, Nina Dodd.
The project began when she showed me a sweater based on the seat covers of Brighton buses. This seemed too good an opportunity to miss, so we found an eye-catching model and photographed him on a bus.
I was so pleased with the result that I came up with more ideas for camouflaged jumpers, and the series developed.
More info: josephford.net
#1 Tom And Dre, 2019
Image credits: Joseph Ford
Each of these pictures has taken me several days or weeks to research and plan, and Nina has spent weeks and sometimes months knitting for each one. I have generally begun with an idea: ‘Could I photograph someone blending into a cliff edge?’ Then I go looking for the perfect location.
#2 Rumi And Scarlet, 2019
Image credits: Joseph Ford
The locations have to be eye-catching but simple enough to be able to be knitted. They also have to be places that aren’t going to change too fast, as the knitting takes a few weeks. It would have been terrible to prepare a sweater and then not be able to shoot because the location has been demolished.
#3 Jimmy, 2014
Image credits: Joseph Ford
#4 Nina, 2018
Image credits: Joseph Ford
#5 Calum, 2017
Image credits: Joseph Ford
#6 Mady And Monette Malroux, 2015
Image credits: Joseph Ford
#7 Chris, 2019
Image credits: Joseph Ford
#8 Fimber Bravo, 2018
Image credits: Joseph Ford
#9 Knitting Track
Image credits: Joseph Ford
#10 Lo, Beachy Head, 2018
Image credits: Joseph Ford
#11 Malik, 2016
Image credits: Joseph Ford
#12 This Side Up
Image credits: Joseph Ford
#13 Black Phoenix, 2019
Image credits: Joseph Ford
#14 Venus, 2015
Image credits: Joseph Ford
#15 Monsieur Chat, 2017
Image credits: Joseph Ford
#16 Fatboy Slim, 2018
Image credits: Joseph Ford
#17 Kate, 2019
Image credits: Joseph Ford
#18 Cherry Blossom
Image credits: Joseph Ford
#19 Stilts
Image credits: Joseph Ford
#20 Fruit Fraud, 2019
Image credits: Joseph Ford
#21 Buddy And Taboushka, 2018
Image credits: Joseph Ford
#22 Knit Teapot
Image credits: Joseph Ford
#23 Popay, 2019
Image credits: Joseph Ford
#24 Seth Globepainter, 2019
Image credits: Joseph Ford
#25 Rock Pools
Image credits: Joseph Ford
#26 Rock Pools
Image credits: Joseph Ford
from Bored Panda http://bit.ly/2AFITw3
via Boredpanda
