Linda Connor
Linda Connor is a leading 21st century American photographer. She is also a professor at the San Francisco Art Institute. She has accomplished much in her 71 years, including a Guggenheim Fellowship.
She prefers to utilize the antique methods of B&W contact prints and 8x10 negatives to produce most of her work. Connor chooses to photograph distant and wide-reaching places. Her subject matter also depicts a type of spiritual quest. My own work relates to this aspect of her photography. The passion for travel and journey to find oneself are common themes. Her most iconic photos are of temples, mosques, and ancient statuaries. She chooses to photograph these sites for the emotional response they are able to elicit, despite their inanimate nature. I too, prefer to photograph the environment and architecture. One of her greatest strengths is her use of deep shadows. This accentuates the feeling of history in her photographs. In a personal interview, Connor reveals that she is attracted to ruins because of their age and because they are objects "made by the hand and heart." I am inspired by this and I am able to connect my interest in the natural environment with man made textures and buildings. Connor also notes that these are places that have changed over time and will evolve or be eroded. Therefore, it is up to the viewer to decide the whole story by using their imagination. I try to elicit a sense of wonder or curiosity by filling up the frame of my photos so that the viewer must use their imagination to see what is beyond or what is to come.
More about Linda Connor and her work can be found on the Clark Gallery Website or Joseph Bellows Gallery Website.
She prefers to utilize the antique methods of B&W contact prints and 8x10 negatives to produce most of her work. Connor chooses to photograph distant and wide-reaching places. Her subject matter also depicts a type of spiritual quest. My own work relates to this aspect of her photography. The passion for travel and journey to find oneself are common themes. Her most iconic photos are of temples, mosques, and ancient statuaries. She chooses to photograph these sites for the emotional response they are able to elicit, despite their inanimate nature. I too, prefer to photograph the environment and architecture. One of her greatest strengths is her use of deep shadows. This accentuates the feeling of history in her photographs. In a personal interview, Connor reveals that she is attracted to ruins because of their age and because they are objects "made by the hand and heart." I am inspired by this and I am able to connect my interest in the natural environment with man made textures and buildings. Connor also notes that these are places that have changed over time and will evolve or be eroded. Therefore, it is up to the viewer to decide the whole story by using their imagination. I try to elicit a sense of wonder or curiosity by filling up the frame of my photos so that the viewer must use their imagination to see what is beyond or what is to come.
More about Linda Connor and her work can be found on the Clark Gallery Website or Joseph Bellows Gallery Website.