A dark surrealist aesthetic mixed with ideas taken from art history, the human form, or nature, is Stoddard's signature. With these simple compositions that frame meaningful themes, the artist manages to use self-portraiture as a means to escape, drawing the viewer in with him to a dream-state: “My photography is meant to transport, in the same way that a movie or song invites the audience into a different little pocket of reality.”
He shared with us some of his thoughts on classical painting, its connection with his photography and the key ingredient to his work: experimentation.