Bio / Statement

Jeff Powers / Fine Art Photography

Biography and Statement
" I am not a photographer by temperament or training." I am not impressed with Light, Precision and Clarity. . . . it's Shadow, Diffusion and Mystery that tickle my fancy. I'm drawn to the borderland; that balancing point between 2D and 3D, light and shadow, realism and abstraction. How does a photograph enter the realm of Art ? "One way is to reproduce beauty. A photograph of a beautiful sunset becomes a beautiful photograph of a sunset. While a valid technique, it is the proverbial one trick pony. I prefer to make visible the mystery of the ordinary. . . . . a steam grate at night under a warm yellow street lamp becomes something extra ordinary. . . or. . . to find beauty in the unsightly / an old and rusted auto / a once proud luxury model / weeds growing through the grill. . . . . offers a quiet majesty." "Reality, *the inside part*, is a wilderness. My photos are (ideally) a map. . . a trail to an interesting point of view . . . . or way of viewing."
"Zuk at the Circus admired the breaking of eggs and the delicate smoke of the sawdust beneath the hooves." Zuk	"Hail Adonis, who seeks only beauty and finds it everywhere." Lenore Kandel
Jeff Powers began painting in Vermont. He then moved to the Washington D.C. area where he studied at the Maryland College of Art and Design. He has shown his paintings and pastels at various galleries in D.C., Maryland and Virginia. "I entered photography through painting. I began by taking photographs of subjects for my paintings. After a time I realized I was more captivated by the photography than the painting." Jeff moved to Denver in 1994. He has since explored photographic techniques and honed his vision. Jeff began showing his photographs in 2000.	AWARDS
	* CORE Photography & Sculpture Show (Best of Show) * Tenth Annual Regional Photography Show (1st Place Digital) * 3rd Annual More Than Meets the Eye (1st Place Color) * FOCUS (1st Place Digital and Best of Show)
	RECENT CLIENTS
	* Lockheed Martin * Heineken International * City of Englewood, Colorado

Contact info: jeff@JeffPowers.com