The Selby

Todd Selby photographs people in their spaces—artists, designers, makers, whoever’s doing something interesting—and just shows you where they work and live. The photography itself is straightforward, not trying to make anything look more dramatic than it is. What gets you is seeing how people actually arrange their days. The weird objects on the shelf. The light coming through the window at 3pm. How someone’s taste works when they’re not performing for anyone.

Mark Hunter picked it up early, and it started making the rounds. I get why. There’s no angle to it, no curation toward a particular aesthetic. Just people in their environments, and you can tell something about them from the space. It’s the kind of site that makes you want to walk around your own apartment and see what someone would think if they photographed it.