A Northern Ireland native, 23-year-old Megan Doherty uses photography to transform the tedium of small town living into a mystic, alternate reality where she and her friends thrive in the darkened shadows. Her work captures moments as they come; morphing a fleeting image to create intense, powerful narratives of freedom and desire.
Doherty’s project “Stoned in Melanchol” depicts a youthy sub-culture that is simultaneously illuminated by neon and masked by haze. Portraying the perfect combination of longing and passive acceptance, her project shows the effects of a small town on those wishing to escape.
See more of Doherty’s work at megandoherty.com.
Untitled, 2015
Greedy, 2016
Stoned in Melanchol, 2014
Untitled, 2015
Untitled, 2016
New York Magazine, 2016
Untitled, 2016
On Top of the Hill, 2016
New York Magazine, 2016
Amy Laura Smith, 2016
Nightcall, 2015
Every Stranger, 2015
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