| I
have a deep feeling of responsibility
to the events I photograph, as well as to the
audience who will see the finished book. While
my images are based on knowledge of events, my
photographs come from direct observation rather
than preconceived ideas. This process is
flexible, I let the ideas come from the subject
itself. "When an ultimate image comes
along, I just shoot it! If you have to think
about the moment, you've just missed it!"
In
event images, two photographs, three
photographs, four photographs, can say things
that a single photograph or full page cannot.
They can say what is not said. And the two
photographs with their separate thoughts can
cause quite another different thing to happen,
out of the book, in the mind of the beholder.
My
darkroom allows ultimate interpretation of both
the latent and photographic image. I have
learned to build depth into my photographs
though feeling more that through technique. I'm
searching for that which is real of my heart, and
which when completed I can stand to one side of
and say, "This is it, the feeling is
captured with my honest interpretation of the
moment; and influenced only from the pressure of
my soul." Controlling the "look"
of the photograph in the darkroom completes the
interpretation of the moment.
To make
event images communicate a thought you
have to be pushing at boundaries. Pushing
boundaries demands that those accepting my
images push at their own boundaries, and learn a
new language, and new worlds. It is the
obligation of the photographer to control his or
her work. The introduction of fish eye lens,
black and white photography with custom printing
on archival papers mounted in fine art library
bound books, infrared black and white
photography has created a passion for our event
images and given us the reputation of
"cutting edge" among our clients, as
well as industry and photographer peers.
When it
comes to selecting a photojournalist to capture
moments of your event,
one thing is certain - it will not be a simple
task! A client summed up her event photographer
search as, "...the satisfaction comes
from seeing lots of photographer's images and
coming away with something different!" |
