John Brodkin, a fine-art photographer based in Silver Spring, is exhibiting a series of photographs titled "Found in the Forest" at Artomatic 2008. John's eye for detail and keen sense of the absurd in daily life produce photographs with a pronounced element of humor and an undercurrent of quiet desperation which he has dubbed “suburban decay.” Frequent subjects include words, garbage, things falling apart, abstractions, odd juxtapositions, composites, and subverted Washington icons.

John studied photography at Harvard University, where he received a degree in philosophy, and at the Smithsonian Institution. His work has been exhibited at galleries throughout the D.C. area and nationally.