honorable mention
Kevin Holliday united states
Photo © Kevin Holliday
title
Fistful of Stoned Illusions
It became my absolute goal to control the light in such a way as to only add to the illusion of this time and space relationship. By controlling the light in this manner, I feel that it has become like an ancient Roman god surrounded by an aura of light and darkness in a surrealism of stories yet told. Windows that can not be punctured by exterior eyes, stone that will not fall, and columns that stand the test of time are the facets that will only release their stories to the right person at the right time. Secrecy is the name of the game here, and many will come, many will go, but only a few will be in the know. I hope that you enjoy a “Fistful of Stoned Illusions” as much as I did in the creation of it. Cheers!
As with many fine-art image-creators, I treat my camera only as a tool to get the light from the field to the darkroom where I can then bring my vision to life, and a vision is something that can only come from within. I like to think of myself as an artist first, and a photographer second. Therefore, my vision can only be realized from what I create in the digital darkroom and cannot come from the camera alone. This last point is the very reason I use the term “image-creator”. After all, this is what I have set out to do…. create fine-art imagery. Cheers!
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entry description
Classic architecture truly warms my heart, and when it’s coupled with modern design it only gets better in my opinion. “Fistful of Stoned Illusions” brings out the best of both worlds in such a way that my vision was set in stone from the first time I laid eyes upon it. Right away I knew the angles that were needed and the control of light required to bring this vision to fruition. At 5 stories, it’s not a very tall building, but is quite enormous regardless, and surely as strong as they come. As this remarkable building sits at the end of a runway outside of a local municipal airport, I can think of no other structure that is so deserving of its placement in both time and space.It became my absolute goal to control the light in such a way as to only add to the illusion of this time and space relationship. By controlling the light in this manner, I feel that it has become like an ancient Roman god surrounded by an aura of light and darkness in a surrealism of stories yet told. Windows that can not be punctured by exterior eyes, stone that will not fall, and columns that stand the test of time are the facets that will only release their stories to the right person at the right time. Secrecy is the name of the game here, and many will come, many will go, but only a few will be in the know. I hope that you enjoy a “Fistful of Stoned Illusions” as much as I did in the creation of it. Cheers!
about the photographer
I am a fine-art image-creator living in Denver, Colorado, USA and have been studying light through lenses since receiving my first camera, a Pentax K1000, at age 15. You will often times hear me quote photojournalist Ted Grant by saying “when you photograph people in color, you photograph their clothes. But when you photograph people in black and white, you photograph their souls!” I may not delve into people photography, but this quote still rings true to all other aspects of my imagery. Regardless of whether I am working on landscapes, abstracts or architecture, I focus primarily on shapes, patterns and textures; and monochromatic photography enables my vision to be seen without the distractions that color actually brings into our daily lives. It’s the removal of these distractions that allows for some of the best imagery in my opinion.As with many fine-art image-creators, I treat my camera only as a tool to get the light from the field to the darkroom where I can then bring my vision to life, and a vision is something that can only come from within. I like to think of myself as an artist first, and a photographer second. Therefore, my vision can only be realized from what I create in the digital darkroom and cannot come from the camera alone. This last point is the very reason I use the term “image-creator”. After all, this is what I have set out to do…. create fine-art imagery. Cheers!
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