The Black & White Route
David Ingraham talks to Conchita Fernandes about what inspires him
about photography, and how his style has evolved over the years.I
nspired by Led Zeppelin’s famous track
Dazed and Confused, David Ingraham
saw it as a fitting title for his soon to be
Instagram account. But there was more
to the name. At the time he was going
through what he calls a mini mid-life crisis.
He was unsure about the direction that hiscareer was taking, and somehow ‘dazed and
confused’ captured how he felt at the time.
However, Instagram was not what got
him interested in cellphone photography.
It was in fact an image that he saw on
Flick r. Here, he stumbled upon his first
iPhone image, shot using the HipstamaticDavid Ingraham
• He plays the drums
in a Celtic rock and
roll band called the
Young Dubliners.
• His work has been
presented in numerous
publications such as
the Los Angeles Times,
Burn Magazine, Black
& White Magazine, and
also in the The Art of
iPhone Photography.
• He is also part of
an international
photography group
called Tiny Collective,
and has exhibited his
work worldwide.
• He enjoys movies by
Stanley Kubrick, Ernst
Ingmar Bergman and
Wim Wenders.• Instagram:
@dayzdandconfuzd
• Facebook:
http://www.facebook.
com/ingraham.
photo
• Website:
http://www.david
ingraham.zenfolio.
comfind david here!david has always
been more intrigued
by the aesthetics of
a good photograph.
he is more interested
in pictures that
capture a certain
mood or feeling,
than one that tells
a specific story in a
documenting sense.56
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