As an experienced photographer I use it to express my artistic vision. I sometimes indulge in City/landscapes, my Cityscapes sell well in gallery shows. But my real passion is street photography. I exhibit my work in both solo and collaborative shows. My last solo exhibition was a collection of my Street Portraits @ my pop up gallery in Hull City Centre, where it was well received, lots of great comments... "I’ve enjoyed looking at your photos more then a lot of art I’ve seen" Since then I have been concentrating on making new images, enjoying photography. I have also exhibited at established galleries, see my link for full detailed list. With street portraits I'm often drawn to people living on the edges of society, eccentric characters etc and I enjoy engaging with them in the process. Street photography is recording social documentary in real time, ergo today's street photography is tomorrows social history. This is fitting as I love social history, especially in relation to big Cities.
For me street photography is almost a form of meditation, while walking and exploring I get lost in my own world and thoughts. I photograph anything that inspires me at the time, be it a street shot, a portrait or a Cityscape. I don't like to over contextualize my work, I prefer the viewer brings their own experiences and interpretations, we all see differently. There is in my opinion an overuse of contextual concern in visual Art, I appreciate its often important to the subject but I believe any image or artwork should grab the viewer’s attention on many levels, without having to read endless and often pretentious contextual blurb in order to get it. "Art is not about something, art is something" - Sarah Bernhardt.
I have been inspired by all the greats of photography, such as Henri C Bresson, I like the surrealism influence in Bressons work, Robert Capa, Eve Arnold, Weegee, Ansel Adams, Sebastio Salgado, and Don McCullin to name a few.
I use Instagram as an online gallery, all my new works can be seen there: @ Streetshootertim
Contact info:
I am based in Hull, East Yorkshire, UK
Email: timev@gmx.com
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