 "Photo: Photo courtesy of Lisa Carl")
 "Photo: Photo courtesy of Lisa Carl")
Most photographers take pictures on eye level, focusing on the horizon; this is not the case for Lisa Carl, an assistant professor in the English and mass communication department at N.C. Central University, who has loved photography for a long time.
Carl, who has been at NCCU since 2003, says that "photos can be found anywhere, even beneath your feet."
Her love for photography led her to search various locations in Carrboro, N.C., to find areas which allowed her to create abstract images.
Once finding her muse, Carl created pictures that would become a part of her art exhibit, "Still Life: Wood, Water, Metal, Stone," which is on display at the Carrboro Town Hall until April 31.
Some of Carl's pictures are taken at old train tracks in Carrboro where the "wood that has gone back to nature."
She takes pictures of objects in the tracks, such as iron pieces, rocks, tiny seedlings, and broken glass, that people may not notice.
"I like to take pictures of nature in color but I prefer black and white," said Carl.
Like most photographers, she wants people to see the world through her eyes. "Looking down gives you a new perspective," said Carl. After the exhibit ends, Carl hopes to display it at local coffee shops and the world beyond the horizon.
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