honorable mention
James Crawford united statesPhoto © James Crawford
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Blues Brothers
Crawford believes there is more to photography than looking through the camera and pressing the shutter. He says, " The camera is only part of the process. It's also where your creativity leads on the computer. It is not a mere image, it is it is an extension of your whole self, your whole being, the sum of all your experiences and the influences of great artists I admire." Some of those artists are Mondrian, Braque, Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray, Klee, the Architect Antonio Gaudi and the photographers Eadweard Muybridge, Wynn Bullock and Paul Strand to name just a few. Crawford states that many artists are an influence. " I take little pieces from everything and everyone and meld it into my own vision and truth. Whether that's from Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, Music, Photography or Literature." Not all of my images are intended to look like neither a classic photograph nor a painting. I have yet to find a classification, nor do I want it to be boxed, classified nor labeled.
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The beautiful shores of Bandon Beach, Oregon have some of the most amazing seastacks on the west coast of the United States. Many photographers come there to photograph them.about the photographer
Award winning Photographic Artist James A. Crawford's interest in art began in high school and further developed at Orange Coast College where he majored in Architecture and minored in History and Art. In 1966 while in Viet Nam he purchased his first 35mm camera. Upon his return to the States, Crawford lived and worked in Laguna Beach, Ca. pursuing an Architectural career while continuing to photograph and interacting with area artists. In 1976 James moved to San Luis Obispo to further his education at Cal Poly where he majored in Architecture and minored in Photography. Crawford states: " I have been greatly influenced by the Brooks experience because all my professors were Brooks Institute graduates. James continues to further his photographic education through yearly workshops with varied Master Photographers.Crawford believes there is more to photography than looking through the camera and pressing the shutter. He says, " The camera is only part of the process. It's also where your creativity leads on the computer. It is not a mere image, it is it is an extension of your whole self, your whole being, the sum of all your experiences and the influences of great artists I admire." Some of those artists are Mondrian, Braque, Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray, Klee, the Architect Antonio Gaudi and the photographers Eadweard Muybridge, Wynn Bullock and Paul Strand to name just a few. Crawford states that many artists are an influence. " I take little pieces from everything and everyone and meld it into my own vision and truth. Whether that's from Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, Music, Photography or Literature." Not all of my images are intended to look like neither a classic photograph nor a painting. I have yet to find a classification, nor do I want it to be boxed, classified nor labeled.
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