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Jakub Cholewka's avatar

I am a big fan of Robbie’s work. Excellent!👌

Kaytlin Schmidt's avatar

Me too Jakub! I'm so excited he has the new Superfund website up!

Andrew Wacker's avatar

I did not read the subtitle so I didn't go in knowing who the artist was, but a few images in I KNEW it was Robbie. Love his work and his process, he's a really inspiring artist to follow. His work and his videos convey a deep caring for his subjects. Glad to see him featured here!

Kaytlin Schmidt's avatar

Robbie has a very distinctive style that reminds me a bit of Ximeng Tu's work, where he's often pulled back quite a bit, but still keeping the frame taut. It conveys a grandness of scale that is really difficult to nail down. That's great you were able to tell it was his work that quickly, it shows how good of a photographer Robbie is! I find his videos very moving myself.

AE's avatar

These photos are so poignantly captured. I’m inspired to keep documenting the river valley where I live. Much love and support from Seattle.

Kaytlin Schmidt's avatar

That's great Robbie's work helps inspire you to continue with your own projects, he's definitely a big inspiration for me too. I love photographing river valley areas, I've shot a bit along the Kanawha River as well as the Ohio River (specifically where it forms the border between Kentucky and Indiana).

Tom's avatar

The Superfund Project is going to be a generational body of work

Kaytlin Schmidt's avatar

I totally agree Tom!

jgurbisz's avatar

Robbie Maynard is how I discovered Subjectively Objective, he mentioned it in one of his YouTube videos. He is one of my favorite modern photographers and has greatly influenced my own photographic work.

Kaytlin Schmidt's avatar

Yes, that's so cool Robbie introduced you to SO! It really means a lot that he gave us a shoutout like that, he makes great work.

Trish's avatar

Robbie's work is amazing!! I really enjoy his YouTube and still think about a shot he got of a guy on a boat 👌 As someone who grew up in Alberta (now in BC) and has worked in oil & gas/construction my whole life it's so hard to want to fight for the environment while also knowing industry pays the bills. I always enjoyed Robbie's commentary on this juxtaposition.

Chris Toombes's avatar

Always enjoy watching Robbie’s videos and his work is exceptional. The guy deserves way more exposure and attention

Kaytlin Schmidt's avatar

Right?! When I saw his YouTube follower count I immediately thought he was criminally underrated.

Randall Romano Photography's avatar

Interesting documentary photography and a very important aspect of the world to photograph. Must be challenging sequencing these to have them working off each other.

Kaytlin Schmidt's avatar

I agree Randall, I think the social and environmental impacts (both positive and negative) of industrialization is a really important topic to photograph and discuss. Robbie photographs those locations with a lot of care, which I appreciate a lot! It was a little tricky to sequence this feature for sure, Robbie has a lot of good variance going on between his portraits, low horizon images, and closer detail/foliage-y photographs. I wanted to make sure nothing felt too jarring, but also not same-y either (ex. I tried to ensure the bridges and portraits were well-distributed throughout the sequence). I had a ton of fun putting this one together!

Alon's avatar

Fantastic work and his YouTube videos are always so great!

Kaytlin Schmidt's avatar

I love Robbie's videos, they're both educational and moving to watch!

Paul Morgan's avatar

I love Robbie’s work. The stories his images tell of the wide social, environmental and health impacts of industrial contamination are important and will leave a legacy. A great feature.

Jake Corcoran's avatar

Love his YouTube too

Robert Jones's avatar

I’ve been following Robbie’s YouTube channel for years. It’s great to see his work receiving recognition here.

Jennifer Albert's avatar

Amazing work Robbie! Of course I love this image!

Kevin Fischer's avatar

Love the image of the kids on their electric bikes. Reminds me of a new school spin on 80’s kids on their pedal bikes.

Garon Kiesel's avatar

Robbie's work is always great!

Gunnar Müller's avatar

Pretty amazing collection of images!!!