Photography cures my silent voice. It's about creating a link to the outside world. Creating a trust relationship with the other even as evanescent as this relation can be shooting in the streets or as long-lasting as it is while I'm shooting portraits and reportage for non-profits organizations or galleries. The photographic act is a movement to the otherness, … [Read more...]
Photo Profile: Frank Myers
I have been drawing, painting and photographing things my entire life. Always a skilled illustrator, in college I studied with Herb Jackson who introduced me to action painting and abstract imagery. That exposure was instrumental in changing my thinking about imagery from the purely literal to a more conceptual approach. His influence has informed my artistic vision ever … [Read more...]
Photo Profile: Paul Cook
I am a photographer/digital artist based in Scotland. I grew up with a passion for art and eventually stumbled into photography and Photoshop. Most of my influence and inspiration comes from artists such as Magritte, Dali and the way Rembrandt could create light, but i also take inspirations from film and music to create images of my wildest dreams and imagination. I … [Read more...]
Photo Profile: Joel Conner
I first picked up a camera back in my very early 20's because I had yet to find the artistic outlet I had been looking for. Back then, digital photography was still a new thing, so like many, I shot on film for years. I loved every part of it, and I was surprised when people began to tell me that they liked the photos I was producing. I never expected it to be anything more … [Read more...]
Photo Profile: Kim Manley Ort
Photography is a hobby, an addiction if you will, for millions of people around the world. That's a lot of pixels floating around. What does one do with all of those images? And is the perfect image really why they do it? I don't believe so. I first thought of photography as a form of self-expression but not anymore. I've discovered that, like many others, I love the … [Read more...]