Mike Roberts is an iPhoneographer who is mostly known under the moniker of Photomikro, an alias that in a way sums up not only Robert’s real name and his identity with it, but also his attention for the imperceptible and overlooked in every day’s life experiences and moods. Roberts’ photos are focused on cryptic absence and encompass a disparateness of genres and subjects; he often depicts scenes taken from places that seem familiar or actions that look habitual and then filters them through a dramatic emotional lens. Roberts’ photos seem to speak mainly about solitude and individualism, with lights and shadows that are as important as characters as are the faces, the inanimate objects and the forgotten places. To reinforce this sense of collected solitude, Roberts mostly relies on monochrome.
Of his own style Photomikro says, “I tend to create dark and contrasty monotone images for the most part. Each image will convey its own mood but I hope to grab a viewer’s attention somehow and invoke some type of emotion.” Continue reading “iPhoneographers In Front Of The Lens #9 – Mike Roberts”