Humanizing Process: Interview with Ed Drew
Ed Drew is a sculptor, photographer, and serves in California Air National Guard. He recently returned from a military combat deployment to the Helmand Province in Afghanistan ....
Portrait Photography
JOSIE PEREZ-RAMONDETTA: LE FEMME
I looked at the project as a retrospect of characters torn from the film stills of John Alton, Alfred Hitchcock, and Federico Fellini. My need to creatively experiment with a lens was also fueled by the work of Gordon Parks, Diane Arbus, and Walker Evans. The series of individual portraits was created from 1995-2000, and I approached it ...
MIKE NARCISO: INTO THE LIGHT
I spent most of the ‘70s in the art department at San Jose State University where I earned an MA in fine art. During that time, I received a grant through the art department to document the art community. I worked for over a year and shot more than 80 portraits of local artists. That was the first time I earned a living using my camera, so ...