Artist Statement

My photographs are a synthesis of my personal feelings, vision and experiences. The lines,

tonalities and colors that my subjects possess inspire me. The essence of my work is to lift the

human spirit. I see the world much like Michelangelo saw a block of marble. “In every block

of marble I see a statue as plain as though it stood before me, shaped and perfect in attitude

and action. I have only to hew away the rough walls that imprison the lovely apparition to

reveal it to the others eyes as mine see it.”

My passion for creating my photographs runs deep to the core of who I am; it is food for my

soul. “If a day goes by without my doing something related to photography, it’s as though I’ve

neglected something essential to my existence, as though I have forgotten to wake up”.........

Richard Avedon