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photography Joel Stevenett / Ioana Nicolae 

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Joel Stevenett - http://www.jstevenett.com/

Fábio Miguel Roque - Tell us a bit about yourself

Joel Stevenett - My name is Joel and I'm a photographer living in Vancouver, Canada. I was born in a small village just outside of Niagara Falls and I attended the Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto for interior architecture. Most recently I was chosen to be part of 'Captured 2015', a group show at the Newspace Center for Photography in Portland, Oregon.

FMR - Who or what are your main inspirations?

JS - Very simply, I'm inspired by the people I see around me and the city I live in. To me Canada can be just as exotic or unfamiliar as Shanghai or Mumbai, you just have to dig a little more.

FMR - How do you define your photographic style?

JS- I believe my photographic style is still evolving but at the moment, my style could be classified as anthropological or objective. I was influenced early on by German photographers such as Bernd and Hilla Becher, Goetz Diergarten and Hans Christian Schink. It's clear that my design background plays a major role in what I photograph. I'm drawn to unabashed use of colour, pattern and material in what would - in most cases - be considered an atypical setting. When I look at my series Great West Vans, it's obvious that I saw the interior of the vans as a type of interior design and with my 'Water Pipes' series I began collecting and curating what I considered a type of outsider design.

FMR - What kind of camera do you use?

JS - The type of camera I use really depends on the type of project but for 'The Hammer' I'm using a Fuji 6x9 and a Toyo Field 4x5 camera.

FMR - Where are you based? And how does this define your work?

JS - I've been based in Vancouver, Canada for the last 5 years. You can't be an artist or photographer living in the city without being aware of 'The Vancouver School' and the enormous impact they've had on art and photography. Their influence looms heavy with every photo taken. Vancouver is a “terminal city”, the end of the line so to speak, where people resettle from all over Canada, taking advantage of the warmer climate and the slower paced way of life. The themes of escape and reinvention play key roles in work I've made here. I'm also very interested in how Vancouver transitioned - in a relatively short amount of time - from a small town whose economy was based largely on natural resources to one that continually promotes itself as a world leisure destination. Vancouver has incited within me a fascination with cities undergoing some sort of transformation.

FMR - Where do you see yourself in the future? Like next year?

JS - Next year I see myself continuing to work on the 'The Hammer' project, spending longer periods of time in the city and hopefully, gaining access to places that have shaped the city's history.

FMR - Any final thoughts?

JS - Thank you for the opportunity to be a part of Why The Morning Never Comes Fabio and I wish you much success!