PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY: Your invitation to an Artist’s Reception July 7 at the Mainspace Gallery

I have been a professional photographer now for over a decade, but until last fall, I had not considered making photographs for the purpose of exhibiting them – besides a small amount of personal work, my photographs were made strictly for clients.

Then last November I was hired to work on a documentary film about photographers that began their rise to worldwide fame in the 1970′s. Jeff Wall, Ian Wallace, Rodney Graham, and others… and my ignorant presumption of the fine art world was that it was pretentious and self-important… but the more I was witness to their work, the more galleries I visited, and the more I heard these artists speak, the more my presumptions were shattered. My perceptions of the fine art world are now more of respect and appreciation. I was greatly inspired.

That inspiration has reignited my passion for photography. That passion has culminated in the creation of my own for-exhibition photographic piece – one that I will be unveiling at a group exhibition next Wednesday, July 7th, 7pm at the Mainspace Gallery, 350 East 2nd Ave in Vancouver. This is a one-night only show, so don’t miss it.