It's still hard for me to believe that my image and National Geographic are next to each other in this screenshot photo. Last December, I went to my first portfolio review in New Orleans, LA. I was nervous about showing my personal series to top names in the gallery, museum and art world. What would they say? How would they react to my process? It's always a bit daunting to show your personal work to the world but as I am learning, it's the most rewarding thing you can do. Sure, people might not like it and that is why it's "art." It's subjective. I decided to participate in the reviews since my work was selected to be shown at the Ogden Museum of Art in New Orleans in conjunction with PhotoNOLA. I felt that would be a nice opening line when presenting my series to reviewers. I am a shy person so this is not the most comfortable setting for me. I'm sure it's not for most...especially for the first time. The first review was exciting since ...
I have to admit that most of the photographs I took last year on the road were from my iphone 4. I struggle with the fact that they might not be considered serious images. The resolution is lower, overall quality is poor and some pros might say, it's only an iphone photograph. To my professional and fine art photographer friends, I would always respond to their compliment with, "well, it's just an iphone photograph." I even considered my year on the road as a failure in some respects because my larger camera rarely saw the light of day due to my laziness. They always say that the best camera is the one you are carrying. For me, I take my iphone nearly everywhere I go. If I don't have it, there has to be some sort of reason I don't want to document something or I just want to go on a walk without it on purpose. Even then, there is a huge potential to miss an opportunity to photograph something. If you follow me on Instagram (search Al...
I usually take photographs during the day. I was challenged to come up with something at night. However, I didn't want the usual street scene with lights, neon, and car headlights. A friend of mine likes to play a game inspired by the tv show, "I shouldn't be alive." Or as I like to call it, "I should be dead." This game is to choose one of the most extreme weather situations to see which one you would rather try to survive in. The choices are (you are all alone with nothing in these situations) in the middle of the desert, in snow, in the middle of the ocean or the rainforest. We debate on which would be the least painful and perhaps the most "survivorable." I chose the rainforest and maybe the desert second. What would you choose? Anyway, back to the assignment. I struggled on what to photograph until I passed by some chopped up pieces of wood in a small industrial area. The first thought that came to my mind is the scene in...
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