JohnSarsGard.com
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JOHN SARSGARD Photographs
Description
I'm a fairly serious person, and find that I need to work at being less so. Hmmm. Sounds like some kind of contradiction there! Self portraits are difficult for lots of reasons, but I've loved doing them for years. Helps me discover and invent new things about myself! This one is an example of the simple, symbolic portraits I like to make. My favorite camera is included, and I played with all kinds of arrangements of the dark cloth. Am I a monk or just a clown? The plain background allows my expression and my play with the stuff to be the entire subject.
I decided to focus all (well, lots more, at least) of my energy on photography after more than 35 years working in the computer industry. That world was exciting...when I started, there were no personal computers, and we wrote programs on "coding sheets" that were eventually turned into punched cards to get them into the computer. Data started out toward the computer the same way. But I became convinced that for many of us, more than one big thing to call a profession or vocation is a very good thing.
Photography is my next big thing purely because I love doing it so much. French, Italian, and California cooking are also high on my favorite list, but they will have to wait for the next next big thing. My life in photography doesn't include bosses, employees, or storefronts. It does rely on voicemail, cellphone, and website, a natural enough thing since computers and technology were my last big thing. I also love the darkroom, and am convinced that printing my work makes me a better photographer.
Contact
- sarsgard.com
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- Easton CT
- United States 06612
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- 203 259-1892
