Artist Statement Samples:

1. Some feel that when their photograph is taken, their soul is captured. I prefer to believe that the" soul of the moment" has been captured -that instant in time that the photographer has seen and felt -- "I must take this". No poses, no props, no pretending, only the raw natural material. What 1 refer to as "people within their natural environment". It is not easy, sometimes the light is not good enough, or from the right direction, or I can't get close enough, or the background isn't right, but then, 1 didn't chose where the person was going to be when 1 saw that moment in time, that said to me -- "take this".

Gord Anderson – Freedom Photography

2. My work is centered around the experience of being in the city. There is no particular aspect of the city that I concentrate on. The people and the urban landscape are equally of interest to me.

Seeing and being aware of one's surroundings is the underlying focus of my photographs. I find cities, particularly Seattle, to be of unending interest, with more human warmth, humor and life than is typically associated with them.

I use a Fuji panorama camera which has the capability of producing images that can be very large and sharp. Cibachrome is the printing process I use for my work. This particular method of printing can produce very vivid colors. Both the camera and the printing process allow me to more fully capture the feeling and essence of how I experience the city.

Stephen Reip ^ooooo