I have chosen two modern "artists" as having an influence on my photography. And, it will be no surprise that whomever I chose had to have careers steeped in realism. I selected a photographer and a painter.
The photographer is the renown black & white portrait photographer Yosuf Karsh. His influence on my work was certainly unintentional, but from that day years ago when I first saw his iconic portraits of Winston Churchill and Ernest Hemingway, I have been a fan.
I am captivated by his strong lighting and those deep, rich, dark tones in his prints--qualities I try to include in many of my candid portraits.
His talents that resonate with me include his extensive use of buildings, or parts of buildings, windows and doors; weathered exteriors and paint; texture; the untamed sea; boats; wildflowers and unkempt landscapes; minimalism, etc.
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