# Sad Suburbia Shoots Tanner Almon Lenses Quirky Yet Melancholic Scenes By Sophia Pelka | Published 2012-04-02 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tanner-almon2 References: [english.mashkulture.net](http://english.mashkulture.net/2012/04/02/tanner-almon-photography/) & [tanneralmon](http://www.tanneralmon.com/) Tanner Almon captures wearily witty and moody scenes. The artist's vision sums into a '70s blur of mundane, yet intricate suborn life. The compositional style is seemingly spontaneous, allowing the series a certain energy. Congruently, the [lighting and editing techniques](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/profiles-in-color) achieve a sense of warmth and relatability despite the heavily narrative-based scenes. Tanner Almon is the quirkiest character in [indie photography](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hipstamatic) right now. Not only do his works frequent a twisted nostalgia, but his persona also parallels the vibe of his work. The filmmaker/photographer lives in the West coast with his wife, who frequents as a subject in his photos. Almon's website outlines his personality with an anecdote on a [cross country road trip](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/all-within-the-detour) with a gold fish, "Things literally got a bit crazy in Vegas and he nearly drowned on the pavement of a casino parking garage, true story." ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.3/10 - Popularity: 69% | Activity: 23% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **70s Blur Photography:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating a modern twist on 70s-inspired photography techniques. - **Narrative-based Scenes:** Potential for disruptive innovation in immersive storytelling through photography. - **Quirky Nostalgia Photography:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in capturing and monetizing quirky nostalgic moments. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Photography:** Disruptive innovation opportunity for photographers to adopt and integrate nostalgic and narrative-based techniques into their work. - **Film & Entertainment:** Potential for disruptive innovation in incorporating quirky nostalgia and narrative-based photography into films and other forms of visual storytelling. - **Fashion:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in leveraging quirky nostalgia photography for fashion campaigns and brand storytelling. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Personal Nostalgic Photo Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/holy-ohio.md) - [Photography Project Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/still-life-1.md) - [AI-Generated Poetic Photo Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emilio-alarcn.md) - [Imperfect Photography Celebrations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nonnas-cam.md) - [Surreal Imaginative Fantastical Films](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/problemista.md) - [British Youth-Culture Photography Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/home-and-away.md) - [Striking Urban Wildlife Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clare-allin.md) - [Miniaturized Product Art Photographs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/small-muji.md) - [Otherwordly Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/william-monk.md)