Giving your work exposure as an art photographer is more challenging than as a photojournalist. Your work is not easily digested by the mass media and (heresy!) there are fewer ways of applying your images to commercial purposes. Of course you can solely rely on virtual media, but the power of seeing your work in print is still strong and immensely satisfying. Continue reading “Submitting to Photography and Art Magazines”
When asked whose work inspired me or influenced me, I am frequently at a loss for an answer. My first couple of years in photography were mostly in Miami, surrounded by wannabe fashion photographers and models. There are of course excellent professionals there, but I was inclined more toward conceptual photography and Miami simply didn’t have much of what I was looking for. My search for my own style and work was mostly an autistic experience, with input limited by a very tight group of non-photographer friends. Continue reading “Raymond Depardon – Thoughts”
While in the Dominican Republic I developed this series on trees, palm trees specifically. I found them on the new road from Santo Domingo to Samana.
There are acres upon acres of palm tree plantations and one large section is littered with dry husks. At first I thought this was due to a hurricane or drought, but the area affected was too enclosed to be naturally caused.
I later learned that oil palm trees reach an end to their productive cycle. At that point they are deliberately culled to make room for new growth.
There was a sadness in knowing how so much life was deliberately purged, and the scene itself was dramatic. Wandering among the remains I was impressed by how many seemed to have human shapes, and how stories emerged from the rows of trees.
This is perhaps a disturbing series, but I wanted to treat these images as a collection of intimate portraits. I hope I captured the sense of awe and melancholy I felt.
