My love of art dwells in the same place my love of comedy does. They are both expressions of a humans “real”/Their contemporary moment.
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My favorite form of art and form to create is photography. Through photography you’re able to get a glimpse through the eyes of your fellow man. Getting that glimpse of someone else’s world and perspective wasn’t possible until 1826. That’s 200 years of photographed history and it eats at me there isn’t more. To further that, the concept that their are beautiful places people will never get to see consumes me.
Where do you find inspiration?I find my personal inspiration comes from the desire to share ideas. The desire to be able to share my personal experiences with friends, family and to the world. Along with The desire to invoke emotions without having to utter a word. Those desires fuel me. I find inspiration for the subjects and locations of my photography by wandering through my city. All of my photography is very much tied to my natural state of being and the locations I find myself in at any particular moment in my life.
What would you do with $25,000?25,000 is a large sum of money, for people working minimum wage that’s about half their salary. For me as a 19 year old man still in school that’s double what I made and lived off of last year. That being said if given 25,000 dollars through this I would be able to print my photos on canvas and do displays. buy a professional camera and photo editing software to further enhance my art. It would also help me get my first car so I don’t have to bus everywhere lol. Thank you for reading-JPW
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