this is my work what I create is me was a lot easier to get you out we live in a
a lot easier to get you out we live in a
a lot easier to get you out we live in a time when we are bombarded with visual
time when we are bombarded with visual
time when we are bombarded with visual information be it through social media
information be it through social media
information be it through social media internet television advertising in and
internet television advertising in and
internet television advertising in and outside of our house images containing a
outside of our house images containing a
outside of our house images containing a wide variety of subjects are thrown at
wide variety of subjects are thrown at
wide variety of subjects are thrown at us did you know the human brain
us did you know the human brain
us did you know the human brain processes visual information over 60,000
processes visual information over 60,000
processes visual information over 60,000 times faster than written information so
times faster than written information so
times faster than written information so if I were to show you two images per
if I were to show you two images per
if I were to show you two images per second for the upcoming 12 minutes you
second for the upcoming 12 minutes you
second for the upcoming 12 minutes you would probably process those 1,400 plus
would probably process those 1,400 plus
would probably process those 1,400 plus images a lot faster than listening to me
images a lot faster than listening to me
images a lot faster than listening to me speak think about that
almost everybody has a telephone in
almost everybody has a telephone in their pockets these days with a good
their pockets these days with a good
their pockets these days with a good working camera in it this allows us to
working camera in it this allows us to
working camera in it this allows us to take pictures of our daily lives and we
take pictures of our daily lives and we
take pictures of our daily lives and we all do this it has become a normal thing
all do this it has become a normal thing
all do this it has become a normal thing to do we share two billion pictures on
to do we share two billion pictures on
to do we share two billion pictures on Facebook every day
Facebook every day
Facebook every day whatsapp processes over 900 million
whatsapp processes over 900 million
whatsapp processes over 900 million pictures shared between users every day
pictures shared between users every day
pictures shared between users every day you could say Photography has become our
you could say Photography has become our
you could say Photography has become our second nature the effect of this is that
second nature the effect of this is that
second nature the effect of this is that photography as an art form demands an
photography as an art form demands an
photography as an art form demands an explanation so what makes photography
explanation so what makes photography
explanation so what makes photography art well you tell me but I will give it
art well you tell me but I will give it
art well you tell me but I will give it a shot
a shot
a shot with me it all started with my parents
with me it all started with my parents
with me it all started with my parents who chose to give me a great artist name
who chose to give me a great artist name
who chose to give me a great artist name well at least I think flora Zoe I can’t
well at least I think flora Zoe I can’t
well at least I think flora Zoe I can’t thank them enough for this I remember
thank them enough for this I remember
thank them enough for this I remember being around five years old when I
being around five years old when I
being around five years old when I started to feel the need to create I had
started to feel the need to create I had
started to feel the need to create I had all kinds of stories in my head
all kinds of stories in my head
all kinds of stories in my head beautiful places fairytales people
beautiful places fairytales people
beautiful places fairytales people animals creatures I tried very hard to
animals creatures I tried very hard to
animals creatures I tried very hard to put all these images on paper drawing or
put all these images on paper drawing or
put all these images on paper drawing or painting but no matter how hard I tried
painting but no matter how hard I tried
painting but no matter how hard I tried I filled the picture in my head was
I filled the picture in my head was
I filled the picture in my head was nothing like the image on paper as you
nothing like the image on paper as you
nothing like the image on paper as you can imagine I got really frustrated
or as a New York journalist very aptly
or as a New York journalist very aptly pointed out flores away painted and drew
pointed out flores away painted and drew
pointed out flores away painted and drew on a very early age but this was clearly
on a very early age but this was clearly
on a very early age but this was clearly not where her talents lay thank you but
not where her talents lay thank you but
not where her talents lay thank you but there it was laying on the coffee table
there it was laying on the coffee table
there it was laying on the coffee table at our house i remember very clearly
at our house i remember very clearly
at our house i remember very clearly picking it up for the very first time i
picking it up for the very first time i
picking it up for the very first time i behind the viewfinder looking for the
behind the viewfinder looking for the
behind the viewfinder looking for the visor the most beautiful thing appeared
visor the most beautiful thing appeared
visor the most beautiful thing appeared a frame
a frame
a frame I now realize I could put anything I
I now realize I could put anything I
I now realize I could put anything I wanted to in that frame my childhood
wanted to in that frame my childhood
wanted to in that frame my childhood wasn’t always easy I don’t want to be
wasn’t always easy I don’t want to be
wasn’t always easy I don’t want to be too dramatic about it but it is
too dramatic about it but it is
too dramatic about it but it is important because it gives you some
important because it gives you some
important because it gives you some insight in why I started to feel the
insight in why I started to feel the
insight in why I started to feel the urge to create having found the camera I
urge to create having found the camera I
urge to create having found the camera I could now create a world a more
could now create a world a more
could now create a world a more beautiful place which made me happy and
beautiful place which made me happy and
beautiful place which made me happy and I could escape in did it take long
I could escape in did it take long
I could escape in did it take long before the tiny dictator in me started
before the tiny dictator in me started
before the tiny dictator in me started directing any and everything in front of
directing any and everything in front of
directing any and everything in front of the camera yeah when I was preparing
the camera yeah when I was preparing
the camera yeah when I was preparing this talk my mother always used to call
this talk my mother always used to call
this talk my mother always used to call me a little potentate but a lot of
me a little potentate but a lot of
me a little potentate but a lot of people don’t know the definition for a
people don’t know the definition for a
people don’t know the definition for a potentate neither did I so I looked it
potentate neither did I so I looked it
potentate neither did I so I looked it up and the definition of potentate says
up and the definition of potentate says
up and the definition of potentate says dictator I thought okay think you mutter
dictator I thought okay think you mutter
dictator I thought okay think you mutter and so I called her up and I said mom
and so I called her up and I said mom
and so I called her up and I said mom you always just used to call me a little
you always just used to call me a little
you always just used to call me a little dictator she said
dictator she said
dictator she said oh no no it’s not like your Trump or
oh no no it’s not like your Trump or
oh no no it’s not like your Trump or anything okay back to where I was um
anything okay back to where I was um
anything okay back to where I was um yeah
yeah
yeah the tiny dictator started directing any
the tiny dictator started directing any
the tiny dictator started directing any and everything in front of the camera so
and everything in front of the camera so
and everything in front of the camera so if you always with that little finger
if you always with that little finger
if you always with that little finger pointing out I thought it should be well
pointing out I thought it should be well
pointing out I thought it should be well some things never change
some things never change
some things never change I guess my first steps into series
I guess my first steps into series
I guess my first steps into series photography gave me the creative outlet
photography gave me the creative outlet
photography gave me the creative outlet to work on some of the issues from my
to work on some of the issues from my
to work on some of the issues from my childhood
childhood
childhood it took me away from why I initially
it took me away from why I initially
it took me away from why I initially started creating the beautiful world for
started creating the beautiful world for
started creating the beautiful world for me to escape in the miserable images
me to escape in the miserable images
me to escape in the miserable images that followed did not make me happy at
that followed did not make me happy at
that followed did not make me happy at all actually
all actually
all actually these images made me doubt whether to
these images made me doubt whether to
these images made me doubt whether to continue with photography
thought I never go to the hospital so I
thought I never go to the hospital so I thought why not go to the hospital and
thought why not go to the hospital and
thought why not go to the hospital and get it checked better be safe than sorry
get it checked better be safe than sorry
get it checked better be safe than sorry I went to the hospital and I got really
I went to the hospital and I got really
I went to the hospital and I got really bad news but I was in time her death
bad news but I was in time her death
bad news but I was in time her death saved my life right there at that moment
saved my life right there at that moment
saved my life right there at that moment that was my Epiphany at that moment I
that was my Epiphany at that moment I
that was my Epiphany at that moment I was back to why I started creating in
was back to why I started creating in
was back to why I started creating in the first place no matter how dark the
the first place no matter how dark the
the first place no matter how dark the subject my friend who just died and I
subject my friend who just died and I
subject my friend who just died and I had this who got the bad news I was
had this who got the bad news I was
had this who got the bad news I was going to create something positive so on
going to create something positive so on
going to create something positive so on a lighter note what does make
a lighter note what does make
a lighter note what does make photography art well with no form of
photography art well with no form of
photography art well with no form of arrogance I would like to try to show
arrogance I would like to try to show
arrogance I would like to try to show you the difference between fine art
you the difference between fine art
you the difference between fine art photography and the picture taken by
photography and the picture taken by
photography and the picture taken by your aunt portraying her family dog
your aunt portraying her family dog
your aunt portraying her family dog friends dinner
your aunt probably didn’t go to school
your aunt probably didn’t go to school for it she also probably didn’t have
for it she also probably didn’t have
for it she also probably didn’t have free jobs on the side to finance her
free jobs on the side to finance her
free jobs on the side to finance her projects she also probably didn’t have
projects she also probably didn’t have
projects she also probably didn’t have to put our time effort and energy into
to put our time effort and energy into
to put our time effort and energy into getting her photos seen and shown to the
getting her photos seen and shown to the
getting her photos seen and shown to the world no months of studying and
world no months of studying and
world no months of studying and preparation on a certain subject no
preparation on a certain subject no
preparation on a certain subject no writing elaborate concepts with in-depth
writing elaborate concepts with in-depth
writing elaborate concepts with in-depth analysis on the why when and how to
analysis on the why when and how to
analysis on the why when and how to create a certain image no working with
create a certain image no working with
create a certain image no working with it together with the team day and night
it together with the team day and night
it together with the team day and night for that one perfect shot
after 20 years of trying really hard I
after 20 years of trying really hard I saw my creations hanging in the gallery
saw my creations hanging in the gallery
saw my creations hanging in the gallery in Paris for the very first time
alongside masters like Picasso and Ali I
alongside masters like Picasso and Ali I could only cry
at that point I dared calling myself an
at that point I dared calling myself an artist and dared calling my work art
so I gave it a shot in what makes
so I gave it a shot in what makes photography art do you now look at this
photography art do you now look at this
photography art do you now look at this artwork the above in a different way
artwork the above in a different way
artwork the above in a different way than before well you tell me
than before well you tell me
than before well you tell me I thank you
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