Alec Sloth

 Alec Sloth is American photographer who is best known for his Midwestern United States photography. Sloth was very shy as a child so photography helped him step outside his comfort zone by photographing people after being influenced but the work of portrait photographer Diane Arbus. Sloth says he gets nervous photographing people, so most of the times he is attracted to people like "hermits" and "loners". 

One of his photos that caught my eyes was this one below: 

I think this photo caught my attention because of the subject in the photo. The subject tests the "norms" of people. I assume this person is seen as a "loner" or "different" because they are a male with long hair dressed in female clothing. I think Sloth captured them beautifully in the chair alone in this room. The lighting is all natural it seems and it really brings out the subjects features. I also like how the room is very empty besides the chair. The subject also does not make eye contact with the photographer and I think that is speaking volumes in the sense that they are a "loner" and "different" to other people.

Another photo that really stood out to me was: 

I think this photo stood out to me because of the unusual objects in the mans hands and around him. He is also wearing a suit which is odd attire for his setting. The background of this photo seems to be like an abandoned area with scraps all around him. He is holding a palm tree leaf and maybe a bible? This could be assumed to be holy items in his hand. This photo also captures how Sloth likes to capture "loners". To me although this man is in a suit he does not look very clean and he seems he could be a "hermit" type of person too. I like how Sloth takes unusual but interesting photos of people.