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August 17, 2004
The Ultimate Cartoon: People
It Takes All Kinds
And all of them eventually make their way to New York City. A close look at the work that I do on the streets of Manhattan will reveal a study in human good nature. I ask people to play with me and , of course, I get their permission to take their picture.
Photographing people is my passion, my art, my obsession. The kids I shoot for the greeting cards, even the animals and the models, I do that for commercial reasons. The people are a field study; a fascination that started with a degree in behavioral psychology.
There is something about the camera, and my personality, that lends itself to making people comfortable. Most people do not like to be photographed; I understand this. Personally I love to be photographed and I love looking at pictures of people, including myself.
I have been a professional photographer since 1976 and one of my purest joys is to look at my archives. This ever growing collection represents my life as an artist, my unique point of view literally. And now that I have gone completely digital, I have found a freedom that transcends film, trandscends the financial limitations that use to inhibit my work. Truly, my answer to everything is "Take a picture of it!"
Posted by photocartoonist at August 17, 2004 11:55 PM
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Gary my snail told me not to e-mail you guys but I couldn't resist...Okay well I guess I forgot what I wanted to ask you land people. Well I got to go see my friend Patrick, we're going jellyfishing. Well bye. Watch me on Nickelodion because I guess they film me under the water...I never knew that, well anyway your cartoons look strange to me but there kind of funny. Well bye Patrick's here.
Posted by: SpongeBob SquarePants at October 21, 2004 7:21 PM