Urban Ranger

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Anyone living in an urban area is constantly exposed to street art (very different to graffiti). Typically created using spray paint and stencils or large prints and paste, street art addresses a variety of content largely based around popular culture and political commentary. I see it in the same way as those who create it - beautiful and representative of existence - an art form in itself. Street Art provides an escape from the plethora of advertising and commercialism that usually shapes the images we see whilst in the urban environment. It uses ironic, subversive and aesthetic techniques to create works that communicate social or political commentary or criticism, much in the same way as I use my camera. Some is enticing, some is forgettable and all is temporary. The only permanent record of these works are photographs, and I try to capture the excitement of these works while they exist.