Topdown

• Photographer
  Justin M Millar

TopDown is a series of images investigating the portrayal of human activity nestled within the vastness of the natural world. The series confronts themes of industrialization, urban sprawl, and the simple yet complicated beauty of the environments depicted. My intention was to balance a sense of voyeurism with the sublime awe of aerial images in order to challenge viewers to reconsider what they always thought was familiar. Negotiating between order and chaos, ethereal and somber, and with a subtle mystery that reiterates how views and angles are never fully known.

Justin M Millar is a professional photographer and drone pilot residing in Ottawa, Ontario. He has graduated with a Diploma of Photographic Arts from SPAO, and in Audio Engineering from TARA. Since committing himself to his practice full time he has won several awards including Outstanding Digital at the 2023 Apex Exhibition, awarded Silver and Bronze at the Prix de la Photographie de Paris (PX3), and has received two honorable mentions from the International Photography Awards, and holds an Advanced Operations RPAS (remotely piloted aircrafts system) license.