| I am an eclectic photographer, responding to the beauty, the humor and the tragedy I see in the world around me. Among the variety of subjects I have shot, over the years I have found myself repeatedly drawn to create images of “street people”. These people are not just a group or mass or statistic, but are individuals like the rest of us, each wearing his own life on his face. Though occasionally I will take an anonymous shot from a distance, I prefer to approach a person, learn a little about him, and with his permission take a series of shots hoping to capture some aspect of his reality in one of the portraits. I like to get close, to a person whom many other avoid. The black and white versions reveal the critical essence through their emphasis on shadows, light and contrast. For me the faces are both beautiful with their humanity, and frightening with their hopelessness. I want to share them with the world, both as my art, and as a visceral reminder-- we are all but one bit of bad luck away from this state. ps:I take my photos with my camera; I work on them on my computer using Photoshop CS4; I use any and every tool in PS, as i see it appropriate to create what appeals to me, what touches me; what I like... whatever tool I use, I apply my soul and my heart with it... all I hope for, is that my photos appeal to you, touch you , as they do me.... |
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- Nov 1, 2009 Featured!
- Oct 30, 2009 Nature's Wrath!
- Oct 22, 2009 Crete, here I come !!!!!!
- Oct 12, 2009 NO NEED TO REPLY!
- Oct 7, 2009 Published!!!!
- Oct 4, 2009 Facebook!!!!
- Sep 28, 2009 Hi everyone!!!!!!!
- Aug 30, 2009 Taking off to Greece, Turkey and Italy .....
- Aug 15, 2009 Hi everyone!!!!!
- Aug 7, 2009 missed my flight:-(
- Aug 5, 2009 60,000 page views - 2,000 watchers
- Aug 2, 2009 A quick Hello:-)
- Jul 23, 2009 My 3rd DD!!!!!!
- Jun 30, 2009 A picture paints a thousand words!
- May 18, 2009 A wonderful little surprise!
- May 4, 2009 Published on Olympus E-Magazine!
- Apr 28, 2009 Completely caught up!
- Apr 20, 2009 the challenge.....
- Apr 6, 2009 30,000 page views! 1,000 watchers!
- Mar 30, 2009 racing to catch up!
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Do you use any photoshop actions or do you everything manually for them?
I´d love to be able to do similar.
Cheers,
And amazing detail,
-Kenj
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... Et nous offrirons nos yeux au monde... (A. Stivell)
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My canvas is human...
What about yours?
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We can all be replaced, so make today matter...to you!
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