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| "The real essence of art turned out not to be something high up and far off. It was right inside my ordinary daily self. The very way one greets people and expresses oneself is art. If a musician wants to become a fine artist he must first become a finer person. If he does this, his worth will appear. It will appear in everything he does, even in what he writes. Art is not in some far-off place. A work of art is the expression of one's whole personality, sensibility and ability." -Shinichi Suzuki |
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Greg Zurbrugg: Artist's Statement "My first photographs to document family life and travel were taken with Kodak Instamatics, then basic rangefinder cameras. As people responded positively to my images, I gradually developed a quiet identity as a photographer.
In 2003 I switched to a digital camera and now do my darkroom work in the daylight with a computer and printer. Color started showing up in my work, because digital gives me choices about how best to express the exposed image. Photography has been a passionate avocation throughout my adult life. It is the portal through which I seek visual mindfulness. I am excited by opportunities to walk around with my camera, allowing myself to be drawn into my environment."
"Wandering around Seattle and Tacoma recently, I was drawn to the inspiring iconic views, and intriguing interplay of art and architecture. Taken from a variety of vantage points but viewed as a whole, these images represent a geographic identity or 'sense of place' that I found compelling. A retrospective Google search educated me, enhancing my appreciation of the art and architecture in the pictures, and helped me understand my initial inspiration." |
I spent endless hours enjoying and
studying the photographs that grabbed me, and the
photographers that took them. W. Eugene Smith,
Dorothea Lange, Robert Frank, Henri-Cartier Bresson,
Ruth Orkin, John Loengard were some of those whose
images repeatedly called me back. With these
influences, it's no wonder I shot just black and white
film, and used basically one lens, my beloved 28 mm, for
years. I built darkrooms wherever I lived.
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A Sense of Place