William Sutherland's photos

Tibbetts Brook Park, Yonkers, NY

Tibbetts Brook Park, Yonkers, NY

Larchmont, NY Many of us have some kind of fear when we approach the moment of eternity. Likewise this toothpaste container seems to have the same fear as it approaches rebirth through recycling. Taken from a recycling bin in my apartment complex.

Tuckahoe, NY Note: This work was created using real pieces of garbage. I found the pink horse lying on a beach in Stamford, CT (and thought I would use it for some kind of Christmas composition), the pink tape dispenser (which appeared to be in great shape -- it was only missing the piece that holds a roll of tape -- probably the reason it was discarded) and vodka bottle in Tuckahoe, NY (though not next to each other). I placed these three pieces in a shady area that consisted of a crushed soda can, black plastic bag, black cloth bandanna and translucent piece of plastic to create this composition. All pink/red items retained their color while the rest of the photo was converted to sepia with pink edges. Originally I set out to see if I could find enough items for some kind of Veteran's Day tribute but when I found the pink tape dispenser, my plans changed. You never know what you may find when searching out litter!

Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY

Yonkers, NY

Larchmont, NY

Larchmont, NY

Larchmont, NY Photographer’s Statement: He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering… [B]y his wounds we are healed. He was assigned a grave with the wicked… though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth. [Isaiah 53:3-5, 9] It because of this scripture that a setting among garbage in which all items (with the exception of the broken corpus) were found at the location is appropriate and fitting. I held onto the broken corpus to use in just the right setting. When I found the red heart, I knew this was the location. Even though they humiliated and scourged him, nailed him to the cross (formed by the discarded heart, CD (which also serves as a halo to illustrate the impending resurrection and resulting universal salvation), cup cover, and lower part of the corpus), opened his side with a lance and assigned his grave to be with the wicked (symbolized by the abundance of dried leaves and litter) – they could not break his love (symbolized by the intact heart that has retained its color and is beginning to break away from the cross – a sign that death has been conquered and every grave will be shattered) simply because "God is love!" [1 John 4:8 and 16] The background colors and textures represent the universe and eternity. Concluding Haiku: With body broken, He cried, “Father, forgive them!” God’s love saves us all!

Bronx, NY

Bronx, NY

Hommocks Marsh, Larchmont, NY

Orchard Beach, Bronx, NY

Larchmont, NY

Bronx, NY

Harbor Island, Mamaroneck, NY

Marshlands Conservancy, Rye, NY

Marshlands Conservancy, Rye, NY