Photographer: Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison

Not much information is publically available on photographer Robert ParkeHarrison and his wife Shana, who often produce their work collaboratively. The ParkeHarrisons' photography is comprised mainly of highly edited abstract black and white photography involving self-portraits of Robert and various mechanical contraptions and strange depictions of natural things in unnatural arrangements.

The ParkeHarrisons' most well-known and well-received work to date has arguably been their book The Architect's Brother, which is a collection of their photography up until around 2000.

Robert himself said, "My photographs tell stories of loss, human struggle, and personal exploration within landscapes scarred by technology and over-use…. [I] strive to metaphorically and poetically link laborious actions, idiosyncratic rituals and strangely crude machines into tales about our modern experience."

The ParkeHarrisons' work comes off as strange at first, perhaps bordering unsettling and maybe even pushing past the boundary of downright creepy. Of course, this is all in a very poignant and beautiful manner.

Below are a few samples of their work. You'll see what I mean.