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Photography was as present in my early life as were crayons. My
father had built a darkroom and time in the aromatic dark space fumbling
with film and reels, paper and chemicals had allure for me from age
nine. There is magic when a blank paper transforms into an image.
Photography has been with me ever since. Degrees of intensity have
varied; a few classes at Art Center in Pasadena, where I learned staged
photography, setting up lights 'just so' and objects placed 'just so', was
not for me. I returned to being in awe of nature's design and patterns
that humble me as I try desperately to capture even a glimpse of the
magnitude before me.
A technical note: I strive to share the scene I see, unaltered,
with
the viewer. Therefore, I do not use filters to alter colors; I do not
manipulate the image in the darkroom; and I do not even crop the image
from what I saw through my lens. What you see is what I saw.
But lately, I have manipulated a very few images in my
computer. These images will be labeled "twisted" so you will know I have
played with reality. I hope you understand my exploration down this
path; it may end; it may continue.
Some photographers and some viewers believe photos can only be art
if
the image is black and white. I take color pictures for the same reason I
have a color television and not a black and white one; but that is my path
today. And tomorrow?
I do hope one of my photos captures your attention, even briefly.
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