“Flying starts from the ground. The more grounded you are, the higher you fly.”
- J.R. Rim
The first time I caught a glimpse of an outdoor exhibit of retired aircraft while en route to a photo shoot at a national park near Tucson AZ, I knew I had to go back there (read more about the museum past the galleries below). Capturing the source images used for this mashup series and then working with them in post-processing became an enlightening experience for me, inspiring the series title. The planes inspired me soar to greater creative heights with their curvilinear contours and rich surface textures and reflections.
A Flatter Plane
This second set of images zooms in on surface shapes, patterns and textures, creating a more abstract feel.
High Altitude
The pure, minimalistic approach of juxtapositioning planes and sky in this additional set of images seems to more directly exemplify an enlightened and meditative state of mind.
A Desert Aviation Showcase
The majority of source images for this series were taken at the Pima Air & Space Museum, located near Tuscon, AZ. It's one of the world's largest non-government funded aerospace museums, featuring over 400 historic aircraft spread across 80 acres of outdoor and indoor exhibit spaces. The museum first opened its doors to the public in May of 1976 and has grown immensely over the past forty years. It also houses a collection of over 125,000 artifacts covering the age of aerospace from 1903 to the current day.
