The catch up

So many months have passed. Four months, to be exact.

I was lucky enough to be a part of 3 shows from September to October, so I haven't posted much since then. Being invited to participate in shows is a very cool moment, but then you realize all the work you need to put into it.

Since then, I have found my artistic direction and, more importantly, my creative voice.

It will surely be color, as that was a creative choice early in the year (make sure to read about it here: Case Study with Phil Penman) and leaning into the works of Saul Leiter and Alex Webb.

The trick was how to be influenced but not replicate. I took down all the aspects of what I like about their work. I tore down and deeply dived into each of their images. Once I had all my notes, I took the primary aspects of each piece and slowly started to implement items into my work. It is still an ongoing practice, but I am 80% there.

The funny thing is I am sure it will evolve again.

Interview + two photos published.

I was published in Doc Magazine book Vol. 22

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Primarily / Primary colors?

Why primary colors? Why primarily colors?

These are the two questions I have been asked the last week.

Well, I'll explain it, if you don't mind. First, let me say I love Black and White photography as well; as a matter of fact, I owned the Leica monochrome for a while. I did a whole piece on NYC (link above) in Black and White. So why the shift?

I reached out for some mentorship (I’ll post something on that later this month), and the result was to work on my color work which is pretty good at the moment.

So I looked through all my images, did some art history homework, and came across the whole Bauhaus movement of 1919. It was fitting as it all started in Germany, and I knew I had a link with the tool I was working with (Leica cameras). As I dove deeper into the rabbit hole, I noticed it focused primarily on primary colors.

So here we are at the brink of my color movement, taking everything I know about art history, design, and photography and owning my space as the color street photographer.

I have some of my best shoots for purchase in my shop.

Thanks for all the support,

John

Do you need to travel for good photos?

Where to begin? Can a city like San Antonio provide opportunities to create good work?

Being raised in New york city and having lived and traveled all around the world, a place like a san Antonio can be an easy excuse for why you can’t produce good work. Making you wonder if you need to travel more.

But in reality, it has proven that you must work harder and be more creative. That has forced me to step outside my comfort zone (a good thing), pushing my photographic eye to explore other possibilities. After posting this shot on my Instagram, I knew instantly that this would be the shoot to prove that the photographs are out there.

The fear is stepping outside your niche or what you are known for and coming up short. But too often have I heard that you must be willing to fail.

This image was taken yesterday here in San Antonio, and it is my best work so far, and I did not travel to another part of the world; I needed to look a little harder. So if you have ever heard the saying, “Don't be afraid to fail,” this might be what they were talking about.

Peace,

J