Why?

“Frank Miller is one my favorite creators of all time. I know this is probably a little bit off the beaten path, but comic books, especially the way that Frank Miller describes his stories, have been so inspirational for me. Especially how descriptive it is. For me photos and captions are intertwined, and so I look at my photos almost as comic book strips sometimes.

I want to use staging and the composition to make the viewer feel like they’re looking at something epic. Some of these scenes have incredible dark silhouettes and desaturated colors by his wife Lynn Varley and I really try to emulate this stuff in my editing.

When I first read The Dark Knight Returns, I wasn't looking at it in like a more photographic element. I was just so captivated by the story and the overall mood of it. And it's so funny how once I started shooting and getting into it, I realized, ‘Man, I've really been editing somewhat similar to this.’”
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- Steve “Sweatpants” Irby, Photographer