Portent by Frank Mullaney

Issue 118

This series, Portent, grew from a mood of unease and anxiety that began, for me, in the post- Trump election world we all now live in. The daily papers and television news shows carry constant stories of deceitful behaviors, corrupted politics, conspiracy theories, wars, and the threat of nuclear war. Social behavior changed. All around me I saw people appearing angrier, acting rasher, reaching a little more desperately for the proverbial brass ring. These feelings of dread and fear and mortality became hyper-realized for me and I sensed it in others as well. I began to take notice of, and photograph, things that appeared almost as foreboding omens; a single crow alighting on a rock, a barking dog backlit on a roof, silhouetted figures. At first, these sightings seemed alarming, then surreal and, finally, cinematic. I almost always shoot in color. I love rich saturated colors. But these times spoke to me in black and white.

Frank Mullaney lives and works in New York City and Livingston Manor, New York.  
To view more of Frank’s work, please visit his website.

Smith on the Highline, NYC

Smith on the Highline, NYC

 
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White Peacock, NYC

White Peacock, NYC

 
Dog on a Roof, Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Dog on a Roof, Isla Mujeres, Mexico

 
Young Boy in a Tree, Brooklyn, NY

Young Boy in a Tree, Brooklyn, NY

 
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January 20th, 2017

January 20th, 2017

 
Renni against a Tree, NY

Renni against a Tree, NY

 
Tree at Night, Savannah, GA

Tree at Night, Savannah, GA

 
Shadow at a Gallery, NYC

Shadow at a Gallery, NYC

 
Neil in a Graveyard, Savannah, GA

Neil in a Graveyard, Savannah, GA

 
29th & Sixth Ave

29th & Sixth Ave

 
Man in a Tunnel, Central Park, NYC

Man in a Tunnel, Central Park, NYC

 
Jesus is the Light, NYC

Jesus is the Light, NYC

 
Tom in a White Dress, NYC

Tom in a White Dress, NYC

 
Black Crow on a Rock, Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Black Crow on a Rock, Isla Mujeres, Mexico