In this new post from ‘Behind The Scenes’, we have the photographer Alonso Alcalde, creator of the book PATIPERRO.
Behind The Scenes is a section dedicated to photographers related to graffiti and trainwriting. Each photographer will tell us what is behind a photograph, which at first glance may not be able to be intuited, their feelings at the time of taking the photo, the effort or a related anecdote.
New Jersey 2014
Why?
Have a dream
Buy a ticket
Take a plane
Get searched in JFK
Rent a car
Visit spots listening to DITC’s Best Behavior
Buy sprays in disguise in Manhattan for $9
Be discreet 24/7
Graze the PATH that Brian Donnelly comes from
Find a bug in the system and take advantage of it
Grab a bag, your camera and bolt cutters
Go make your mark
Why?
Why?
Why????
Because I need it!!
Because it makes me feel alive!
Because it allows me to numb my deepest pains
Why must I prove to myself that I am capable?
Because I want to differentiate myself from others and make my own way
Because it is a human instinct to want to be unique
Because being unique to me is better than trying to be perfect my whole fucking life
Because I want to be able to see that photo at home, show it to my closest friends, and feed my writer’s Ego a little bit
Because I want to be able to see it again and again and again and thus be able to transport myself to the moment of that mission, where I felt afraid. A fear that I like. That fear that makes me value my life, the things that I have achieved, and with the people around me. That fear that makes me even more afraid of losing them, makes me value who I am
Fear of getting into trouble with Joe Blow or his successor in Brooklyn
Fear that a simple Google search will bring up my face
Fear of losing my anonymity
Fear of losing my graffiti
Fear is something that is not often talked about in Train Graffiti but it is something that we have all felt at some point and we have overcome in some way…but for what?
To fulfill our dreams and get away from undesirable frustration.
