Light, paint, words.

44 rockstars - typographic found object composition of the letter "K"

Perception

There are designers and artists who seem to have an innate ability to not only think visually, but to translate those thoughts with ease into beautiful, polished works of art. That is not me. I come from a word-centric universe.

I grew up with books, literature, newspapers, libraries, stories...more narrative than concept.

Rewind

I struggled my way through Calculus in college. It was good for me, because it forced me to develop my thinking process in a way I was not comfortable with.

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I have struggled my way through Visual Thinking. I am not a trained or formally educated visual artist (from a traditional fine art sense); I am much more comfortable with words, with ideas and concepts; with finding patterns and structure and interesting ways of assembling diverse forms of media and highlighting people and ideas I find interesting.

History. Science. Politics. Culture. Anthro- and a bunch of other -ologies. My curiosity is thirsty in all these areas, and more.

But I also love Art & Design. A curious love; one which I cheerfully, exuberantly engage in, occasionally for clients, more frequently for myself and a (growing) circle of others. I am not for everyone. I am okay with that.

My brother Jonny…

…is a superb, rising photographer. He has a knack for capturing that single image that is breathtaking.

Me

My skill is much more in approaching Photography as a writer: assembling a collection of images shot over time into a cohesive, unified theme.

Like the 'Strangers' series I am currently shooting on my iPhone. I just ask strangers if I can take their picture. When they say Yes, I do so, and then write a short paragraph about the circumstances surrounding it. There is no reason for doing so, other than the fact that I like to meet People, and I thought Why Not Start Taking Pictures of People I Meet? So now, I am doing so.

I am curious; a curious, discovering adventurer sailing through oceans of history, science, culture, and many more seas; all through dual childlike lens of Art and Documentary, and saved as moments in history via different media - painting, writing, film, photography, design.

So: if you are an Artist or Designer…