All in Woman Crush Wednesday
“It’s interesting to slow right down and really look long and hard at something or someone, to get into detail and form. I find that with physical mark making a place or person enters the psyche in a different way to photography.”
“The initial curiosity of the traveler gradually evolved into an endless journey of quests for scientific understanding in order to solve a psychological mystery. Life itself, along with communication with ‘the other’ and existential crises, can be incredibly perplexing, leaving me constantly seeking answers—answers that I can rely on. However, this pursuit, coupled with doub and intense emotions, makes me feel as if I'm in the midst of a war.”
“I like to think of everything I can pull from my head to contribute to the final image(s). Most often it will take a few months for a project to take fruition.”
“It was analog, black and white photography so it was again a different pace but I just fell in love with it. I knew that it was the medium I wanted to use in my creative practice.”
“It’s not so much that I’m interested in “sharing the moment,” and more like I want to point people toward a feeling, or an epistemology, rooted in the unremarkable.”
“I have always been drawn to art and creating in general, but for image-making in particular, it started based off based my irrational fear of losing my memory.”
“I’ve always been interested in visual arts but only began shooting when I got my first camera as a teen. Having a new way to capture scenes of life, atmospheres, light, and people made me fall in love with the medium.”
“I'm inspired mostly by the people around me, the ones I know and the ones I don't know. Music and books. Other artists. “
“Image-making has been so prevalent throughout my life with my mother being prolific in capturing my own childhood. When I had my own children I wanted to preserve their childhood as well…I feel it’s important to keep the legacy going of being the memory keeper for my family.”
“My work is guided by love and I take inspiration in what I love the most — life, my family, and community…I genuinely enjoy connecting with people and I try to celebrate our togetherness through creating images full of love.”
“Image-making has always been a natural form of expression for me. Since I first picked up a camera in the 8th grade, I’ve been drawn to telling stories through color and connecting with people.”
“I loved the process of taking pictures: you could capture a moment or a place that you wouldn't notice if you were without a camera.”