 |
|
About Jesse
My photography encompasses all of these passions, often striving to combine the drama of Adams’ work with a contemporary vision of the commonplace - the graceful contours of a skateboard park, or the contrast between billowing clouds and the bold angles of a modern structure. In recent years, color and more traditional “scenic” photography have also found a place in my work, as I expand into genres that I rarely pursued before the advent of digital photography. I don’t hide “deep meaning” in my images, but attempt to show how captivating even the most mundane subjects can be when viewed in a unique way. Most of my images are narrowed down to very precise elements. There’s rarely anything in a composition that I didn’t intend to be (and if there is, I probably won’t sleep well at night). While photography is a significant part of my life today, that hasn’t always been the case. My first effort of at studying photography as a teenager was less than successful. On the recommendation of the photography instructor, my father bought me a medium-format box camera at a time when sleek 35-mm cameras were all the rage. Characterizing this camera as “too old-fashioned”, I barely passed the class. Years later I came across an old beat-up medium-format camera much like the one my father had purchased for me. It didn’t take very long to discover what I had missed out on in high school. This camera took incredible images! I’m still kicking myself for the missed opportunity I had as a kid. In my early twenties I immersed myself in more in-depth studies of photography, aspiring to produce work similar to Adams, or perhaps Francesco Scavullo, an influential fashion photographer at the time. Real life sometimes got in the way, however, and there were periods where my photographic endeavors were put on the back burner, sometimes for a number of years. Today, I do as much photography as I have time for, while making my living as a web site designer. My work has been exhibited in a number of venues in the Seattle area, and featured in Shutterbug Magazine as well as digital photography magazines abroad. Currently my work can be seen on a regular basis at Venue Gallery in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood. .
|
