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Exhibits Nude Art Exhibit 2008 - 7/26/08 - 2nd annual Nude Art Exhibit at Drakes Ridges RNR in Bennington Indiana. NUDE INTERNATIONAL 2007 - 1/13/07 - MERIT AWARD WINNER - My second NUDE INTERNATIONAL exhibit. Juried exhibit (Juror: Vincent Desiderio) by the Lexington Art League, Lexington Kentucky. PHOTOGRAPHY NOW - 9/9/06 - Juried exhibit (Juror: Sam Abell) by the Lexington Art League, Lexington Kentucky. There were 772 photographs submitted and 89 accepted for exhibiton. NUDE INTERNATIONAL 2006 - 1/14/06 - Juried exhibit (Juror: Patrick Oliphant) by the Lexington Art League, Lexington Kentucky. This is the longest running art exhibit devoted entirely to the human form. There were 850 mixed media entries and 102 exhibited.  This is Me. I live, work, and play in Lexington Kentucky with my wife Cheryl and dog Shelby. Cheryl is my "Director of Inspiration and Motivation." She gives me the encouragement that I need to keep doing this photography thing. I continually thank her for being so patient while I hide my face behind my camera or stare at the computer screen editing images. I've been shooting on and off for 35 years starting out on the high school yearbook staff using a 35mm range finder camera handed down to me from my brother. I cannot thank Barry enough for that first "SERIOUS" camera. Before that, it was all Brownies and Hawkeyes. Over the years I've progressed through various 35mm cameras ranging from Praktika to Minolta to Nikon. I even owned a medium format Mamiya for a few years. I've now become involved in the digital world. I feel that digital allows for more spontinaity and creativity. It has opened up a whole new vision for me. I shoot almost exclusively digital now, although I still have my film stuff. My Thoughts on Photography
The way I see it photography is merely a medium. Whether that medium is used for craft or art or both purposes depends upon the user and the intent. I am a photographer, but I am also an artist that uses photography. It's not the medium that counts. It's not the degree of skill or craftsmanship. It's not even amateur or pro status. It's what the final product does for you and to you that makes it art. In the end it's the people who view photography that define it as art, as a craft or both |