As a photographer, I consider myself very much an amateur. It was however, one reason, I chose to leave a long career in business. It occurred tome that my chance to enjoy working in the arts was dwindling with my age, so I chose to spend at least part of my time in these later years writing and photographing what interested me.
While I have been interested in photographic images all my life, my early experience with the 35mm camera as art expression were pretty poor, mostly due to the failure to understand the camera as a tool, The inspiration for returning to photography came through my daughter Casey when she was barely a teenager; her beautiful black & white work with my beat up old 35mm rekindled my interest. Although I lack her eye, I share her passion. Nonetheless, I still can see great shots when I look. In the digital age, the camera has made my limited knowledge less critical, allowing me to focus on the images.
THE IMAGES
Look Up is a series of photos taken primarily in cities. Look Up explores the beauty of modern architecture; in particular, high-rise buildings and skyscrapers. Architects are not only engineers but also artists who place their feelings and sentiments of cities, locales, and clients into their work. When the individual works are juxtapositioned and seen from aspects of contrast, texture, color, perspective and light, the skyline becomes an artistic scene well worth our admiration and wonder.
Look Down is a different point of view where architectural objects, such as monuments and tombstones, are closer to the ground. Here the contrasts between the surrounding natural elements and the wide array of locations, shapes and forms found in cemeteries and parks leave the viewer with emotional imprints. At times, even the engraved words add to the image, telling us a story.
Messages explores how signs, their locations and settings, can be confusing or amusing. The irony of signs is the mixed messages they can give when looked at from a perspective that perhaps the sign was not to be viewed from.
Credits: To my wife, Karen, who has supported every second of my love of photography and often spotted the shots I would have missed. Our shared love of the arts and the world around us has provided a strong bond that tie into my work. Her artistic sense and varied and interesting multi-media works has been a constant reminder that art is in the eye of the beholder, and every artist may see and share a beauty that others will enjoy.
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