Another characteristic of my photographic style is the use of vantage point to abstract the subject, showing only a small part of it to represent the whole. I abstract an abandoned vintage tractor by emphasizing only part of its engine, instead of the whole machine. The engine was at the tractor’s heart, and now it is stilled forever. Because I abstract the tractor in this way, it becomes more of a symbol and less of a descriptive fact. That, too, is part of my style – interpreting the subject for my viewers by using symbolism, is at the core of how I see and photograph.