SJ Publishing - The Art of Capturing Light

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The Art of Capturing Light

I began taking photographs professionally while working as an archaeologist. Photographing excavation activities and artifacts were among my assigned duties.

Occasionally, I slipped in artistic shots

such as Fishing in Curlers

and Deja vu

This led to studying photography at the Art Institute of Houston where I developed darkroom skills (no pun intended), and learned the subtle differences between a good snapshot, a nice picture, a great photograph, and a work of art.

An early assignment in my first year at art school was to "take a self-portrait" with no other instructions. Most students returned with simple smiling head shots no different than you would find in a mall portrait studio.

My work was entitled Beach Self-Portrait

I recall the instructor politely evaluating my homework as "too riscae" and suggested that my artistic style and ambitions conflicted with the commercial curriculum. I decided "art school" was not for me.

After a decade working on digs, in museums and labs, I moved to San Francisco and lived in the house previously owned by Imogen Cunningham, a well-known photographer.

I had my darkroom in the same place where Imogen developed many of her famous images. This was a time of unparalleled creativity and inspiration for me.

I placed this little statue in the freezer of the antique Fridgidaire that Imogen probably store her food, and probably her film.

Buddha on Ice in Imogen's Freezer

Since the early 1980s, my photography has been exhibited throughout the US. My images and other artwork are included in collections internationally, imprinted on greeting cards and CD covers, published in newspapers and as illustrations in books.

I hope you enjoy my photographs.

Thanks for looking

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