Jenn T. is one totally together woman. She’s a business owner and single mom. As we worked together, on her day off, her two and a half year old son Holland would wander in from another room, and like most children that age, wanted to be in on the action, too. It’s hard to put into words their bond.
ja
The idea was to portray the workforce of one of the states larger manufacturing sites with individual portraits of the associates from as many aspects of the process without interrupting production ….
ja
I had the pleasure of photographing Roger several months ago for a magazine article. This man paints with his hands, and any other non-art-type implements. It isn’t beyond him to reach for whatever might be handy and drag it across the wet paint.
So I went to visit him at his home studio, today, to watch him work and make a few portraits in the process.
ja
It’s been a very busy two months since my last entry, and in that time I’ve finished several more personalities along with a slew of other work.
The best part of this project are people themselves, some are complex, some are powerful and some seem like old friends. What’s especially nice is the moment the camera and my eye become one and that very special something happens.
What’s the Palmetto Portrait Project (PPP), anyway.. ? This wonderful idea sponsored by the Medical University of South Carolina, to portray its people in a collection of 240 photographs, by 24 South Carolina photographers. Six photographers each year for the past three years, and now, in the final year, the final six will complete the project. These portraits will be on display, permanently at MUSC and a duplicate set will be given to The Columbia Museum of Art for their collection.
The beauty of this project is that the only one criteria: portraits must be done in South Carolina, that’s it, no matter who or where….
This will be an on-going contribution to the blog from now until February 2009, with my progress ….
Thanks,
ja
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