Steven Lang, age 42, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
As a photographer, I am interested in states of limbo – buildings and houses, tracts of land, cars, objects, and even people, that have been in stasis for years or decades but which may be on the verge of sudden and irreversible change. I feel my photographs are successful when subtle signs of impending change find their way into my work. I try also to capture the human desire for stasis, or more accurately the desire for stability, which is often at odds with the equally human desire for change.
These 11 photos were all shot in the town of Ironwood, Michigan on the hottest day of 2012 — around 100° Fahrenheit (38° C).
