Thoughtfully taking space, design, texture and color into account when shooting photos, Adam Birkan is a graduate of School of Visual Communication at Ohio University with a sharp eye for taking photographs. Today we take a look at his most recent series All that Glitters, which explores and challenges how we define economic disparity.
Birkhan was awarded Magnum's 30 under 30 among other awards and has worked for prestigious publications such as New York Times and Bloomberg Business Week.
"Economic disparity is sometimes subtle rather than blatant. It is quiet and insidious. It doesn’t always represent itself in a clear and concise manner. Sometimes the disparity is woven into the very fabric of a culture. The aesthetics of culture are slowly conditioning us to accept disparity as the norm. It’s not just the poor versus the wealthy. It is a war between color, texture, and design. Each of these elements has symbols, and each of these symbols change meaning as they are perceived by the various groups of the social strata. This project is an attempt define and explore economic disparity with the opinion that it has become institutionalized. But the idea goes beyond this region, it is global, and the definition of disparity is nefarious. (incl. Bangkok, Hong Kong, Singapore)" -Adam Birkin
