I was born in the State of Washington. I moved to several places in California because my father was in the Navy. When I was 15, I moved to Edmond Oklahoma. That is where I live now and call home. I think I have always been an artist. I took art all through high school. I only took one semester of photography and to be honest, I wasn’t that into it. Crazy, I know! When I … [Read more...]
Photo Profile: Vadym Graifer
At the age of 8 I got my hands on my first camera – Soviet-made Smena-6 – and was immediately fascinated by the miracle of capturing an image and turning it into a print. The process of developing my films and printing in an improvised darkroom was infinitely captivating. Good 30 – 35 years later, I still remember the smell of the chemicals and that unparalleled excitement of … [Read more...]
Photo Profile: Charlotte Bibby
When I first picked up a camera three years ago I did what most teenagers with an SLR camera do; I took an embarrassing amount of photographs of flowers, animals and myself whilst I discovered the sort of photography I wanted to hone in on. My dad has always been a hobbyist photographer and taught me the basics of using a camera. After a year I started pursuing the … [Read more...]
Photo Profile: Ali Waxman
The coolest guy you'll know...Ali Waxman Since I was a young lad, I have always followed my creative instinct. Not sure where it came from, not sure why I was interested in the creative arts, either...I was adopted by parents who were very conservative. My adopted father served in the military then went on to work in the federal government, and my adopted mother was a … [Read more...]
Photo Profile: Tomasz Sroka
... you press the shutter button. The reality is frozen on the on the film. It doesn't matter what it looked like before. What matters is that what you have a natural photograph. Your photo frame will tell you the full story. The real world has been distorted, subjectively capturing the mood as you press the shutter button. Photography is very subjective, and all based … [Read more...]