Joshua Hoffine

The artist responsible for the images above is Joshua Hoffine, a photographer interested in the psychology of fear. I first learned about Hoffine while discussing various horror photographers with a senior in the photography department, and since checking out his website and the images he's produced, I have been highly influenced by both his concepts and his visually convincing scenarios. 

According to his autobiography on his website, Hoffine intends for his viewer to empathize with the child and feel their vulnerability. He continues, through both his autobiography and his images, to remind us that there is no certainty to existence and horror arises with that uncertainty. The images above especially exemplify his intended concept, where childish horror fantasies are brought to life. If you thoroughly stalk his website, I think you'll find a few of his images that ultimately, don't compare to his more successful ones. There are some where the concept is confusing, or various props becoming distracting to what the main focus should be. Overall though, this guy is really talented in both representing horror through movie-like sets, and accurately and clearly presenting an overall concept to the viewer. 

Look for more at JoshuaHoffine.com