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DOCUMENTARY COLLECTIONS

DOCUMENTARY STYLE

  • WHAT IS DOCEUMENTARY STYL? EVERY PHOTOGRAPH IS IN FACT A DOCUMENT OF A POINT IN TIME THE CAMERA RECORDED.  THATS WHAT A CAMERA DOES.  THE DOCUMENT, A PRINT OR A FILE ,  IS MERELY A RECORD , AS OF A CRIME SCENE, A MUG SHOT, A PRODUCT SHOT.  DOCUMENTARY STYLE  ADDS AESTHETIC OR ARTISTIC INTENT. TO CREATE SOMETHING MORE THAN A MERE RECORD. WHILE STILL RETAINING THE CAMERA'S UNIQUE ABILITY TO RECORD THE EXTERNAL WORLD TRUTHFULLY.  THAT IS OF COURSE ONE OF PHOTOGRAPHY;'S GREATEST STRENGTHS, NOT MANIPULATING THE PHOTOGRAPH TO POINT OF THE PHOTOGRAPH LOSING ITS VERACITY. THE PHOTOGRAPHER, I BELIEVE HAS AN OBLIGATION TO THE BELIEVABILITY OF THE PHOTOGRAPH. THIS SHOULD ACTUALLY ENHANCE THE CREATIVE POWER OF OBSERVATION.  HONESTY AND A STRAIGHTFORWARD APPROACH HAS CREATED SOMEOF THE GREATEST PHOTOGRAPHERS SINCE ITS INVENTION. FROM TIMOTHY O"SULLIVAN, PAUL STRAND, BRETT WESTON TO CARTIER BRESSON, ROBERT FRANK, AND WALKER EVANS. I MAINTAIN THIS AS A  MOST MINIMALIST PHOTOGRAPHY.  THE ARTISTS HAND IS LEAST INVOLVED AND  STRONG SEEING AND OBSERVATION LENDS ITSELF TO  THE GREATEST END..

FEATURED DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPH

PINK CADILLAC, OLANCHA, CA 2020

24 collections

EARLY WORK

RINGLING BROTHERS

RINGLING BROTHERS

RINGLING BROTHERS

RINGLING BROTHERS

RINGLING BROTHERS

CAFES

MANZANAR

MANZANAR

MANZANAR

MANZANAR

MANZANAR

EXILED IN CALIFORNIA

THE OTHER SIDE OF CHAOS

THE OTHER SIDE OF CHAOS

THE OTHER SIDE OF CHAOS

THE OTHER SIDE OF CHAOS

THE OTHER SIDE OF CHAOS

PORTRAITS BLACK & 'WHITE

PORTRAITS BLACK & 'WHITE

PORTRAITS BLACK & 'WHITE

PORTRAITS ENVIRONMENTAL

PORTRAITS BLACK & 'WHITE

PORTRAITS BLACK & 'WHITE

RURAL IDAHOE

RURAL IDAHOE

RURAL IDAHOE

STILL LIFES

RURAL IDAHOE

RURAL IDAHOE

THE MOTHERLODE

THE MOTHERLODE

THE MOTHERLODE

FACADES

THE MOTHERLODE

THE MOTHERLODE

DIPTYCHS

ABSTRACTS

ABSTRACTS

ABSTRACTS

ABSTRACTS

ABSTRACTS

TAOS

TAOS

TAOS

VERTS

TAOS

TAOS

STREET MARKS

BEHIND THE VEIL

BEHIND THE VEIL

BEHIND THE VEIL

BEHIND THE VEIL

BEHIND THE VEIL

FILOLI GARDENS

FILOLI GARDENS

FILOLI GARDENS

MY DRAWINGS

FILOLI GARDENS

FILOLI GARDENS

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POINT REYES THREE

POINT REYES THREE

POINT REYES THREE

PORTRAITS COLOR

POINT REYES THREE

POINT REYES THREE

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