Chris Jordan’s photography is stunning, subtle and clear…and absolutely mind bending. In his most current exhibit, Running the Numbers, he uses crystal clear images manipulated in such a way as to tell startling stories about otherwise meaningless statistics. For instance, what does it mean that 426,000 cell phones are retired every day? Jordan shows us exactly what it looks like.
While some of his pictures are clearly created in Photoshop (or its analog) other pictures of mass consumption are achieved using more traditional photography. His photos of post-Katrina New Orleans are particularly moving.
A 2005 Q & A from Digital Journalist explains why Jordan made the midlife leap to a career in photography. Jordan wrote in 2006 of why he felt compelled to photograph New Orleans after Katrina.