My name is Natalie Arriola. I am a photographer and writer currently living in Fresno, CA. I try to find beauty in the dust, heat, and agriculture which make up California’s San Joaquin Valley. I like to say that “The Grapes of Wrath” was about my family.

A lot of what you will find here is landscape and nature photography. You will also find moody images of interiors and exteriors from my home, hotels, and the homes of my friends and family. As well as portraits and posts of occasional studio work. I am not the kind of artist who believes that I have some great message to pass on to my viewers, but rather that my viewers bear the message by way of what they find in my work.

I also enjoy conceptual photography and am currently working on developing a more comprehensive body of conceptual work.

19th February 2012

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“Crime Scene 4” I am finally getting back to work on my Crimes Scenes series which was inspired by Luc Sante’s book “Evidence.” I found that my initial photos did not have the proper aesthetic. Part of this was because I needed a wide angle lens to get the odd distorted appearance which adds a sort of ominous mystery to the photos in the book. At first I wanted to recreate the crime scenes in color and give them a more modern feel, but I have decided instead to stick more closely to the aesthetic found in the book, which means the photos will all be black and white and will use direct flash. I am very pleased with the result in this particular photograph. I think it conveys the combination of mystery, awe, and total ordinariness found in the real crime scene photos from the book. Here is a link to an earlier photo which was supposed to be a part of the series, but will now be an outtake: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nataliearriola/6296979198/in/photostream. I think it is clear that this new edit is far superior.

“Crime Scene 4”

I am finally getting back to work on my Crimes Scenes series which was inspired by Luc Sante’s book “Evidence.” I found that my initial photos did not have the proper aesthetic. Part of this was because I needed a wide angle lens to get the odd distorted appearance which adds a sort of ominous mystery to the photos in the book. At first I wanted to recreate the crime scenes in color and give them a more modern feel, but I have decided instead to stick more closely to the aesthetic found in the book, which means the photos will all be black and white and will use direct flash. I am very pleased with the result in this particular photograph. I think it conveys the combination of mystery, awe, and total ordinariness found in the real crime scene photos from the book. Here is a link to an earlier photo which was supposed to be a part of the series, but will now be an outtake: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nataliearriola/6296979198/in/photostream. I think it is clear that this new edit is far superior.

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