I began photographing in 1989 with a Pentax K1000, a camera that I still employ to this very day. I believe in the art of film and chemicals, glass and metal, mechanical cameras. I'm not yet sold on digital, sorry. Digital just doesn't give me the results that I want. I love film, and as one man puts it: grain is good.
With no real photographic area of concentration in high school or college I simply photographed whatever felt right. In 1994 I ventured into concert photography, mostly at home in Michigan. In 1999 I expanded my concert coverage beyond my home state, outside the USA even. In 2002 I relocated myself to Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota for several years where I was able to further refine my printing skills with the help of the Independent Film Project (IFP) public darkroom facility. IFP is an incredible place for artists. I also became an active member & volunteer at IFP Twin Cities. This was a wonderful time of growth for me. I left the Cities in 2006 to study photography in Sweden, which has helped me even more in my creative, artistic development. I returned home to Michigan from Sweden in 2007. Here I am looking for ways to further my development and make my skills useful to whomever may be a customer of mine.
Just in case anyone is curious, the photographers that have influenced my thought process the most happen to be Brassaï, Andre Kertész and Endre Friedmann (AKA - Robert Capa). 3 very talented Hungarians.
Today, my hope is that what I've learned over the past 20 years will carry my forward another 20 and beyond.
Monday, February 8, 2010
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