DRIVE Dave Krugman does not play favorites with his collection of 1/1 photography. Or at least, he doesn’t comment on it. He lets the community choose which photos are rarest and most prized. This sense of collaboration, which has now been a decade-long project, was baked in from the beginning.
Krugman recalls: “After turning [my main Instagram account HTML0] into a full photography business, I noticed I got one question the most often: ‘What kind of camera should I buy to take photos like you?’ I realized that there is a widespread misconception that you can buy your way to an eye. It’s not true: photography is an art of observation that can be done with any tool. I created a side account, , that I sent to people who wanted information about gear. The catch was that everything was shot on my iPhone.”
Through this second account, he began to notice a common theme in his work: mostly parked cars on the street. He tells me that he noticed incredible patterns when he limited himself to the 3×2 format and the subject matter – mainly cars parked on the street. “One theme I used was cars shot on the side and in front of cool backdrops. Cars with a little character that seemed to have stories in them.
He took thousands of pictures, from New York City and Havana to all around the world. Krugman says, “The beauty of taking pictures with my phone is the fact that these images were taken in between moments.” “I walk to shoots, meet friends, get coffee or grab a drink. “Whenever I see a vehicle that fits my pattern, I pause and take out my phone to add it to the account.”
DRIVE : Lap 1 Out of the thousands of images, he selected 111 for the collection. “Cutting them down to just 111 was a long and arduous task, an act both of curation and art, but it was also a fun journey through my mind,” explains the artist. “A photo is a catalyst that triggers a cascade memories. Each one I looked at brought back all the love and life surrounding each moment I stopped shooting. Each car I photographed had a unique story and character that helped make it a 1/1 piece. “The key to a great NFT collection is a cohesive set with individuality in each piece so that collectors can identify with their works.”