I was born in Washington D.C. in 1957, but grew up in the beautiful country
I have been involved in photography since I was about 12 years old, when my
of Guatemala, Central America. My family is, and has been for generations,
filled with artists of every discipline (My mother was a photographer,
as is one of my sisters and my brother. My other sister is a well-known
painter and installation artist in Guatemala), so it seems quite natural to me
that I should feel such passion toward the arts.
mother gave me my first 'real' camera - a little Canon rangefinder, and have
been obsessed with this art-form ever since!
"When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs.
When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence."
~Ansel Adams
(Artist's Statement)
Photography is, to me, equal parts impression and expression. The mood of a scene
and the feelings elicited in me by it are what draw me to capture it - the resulting
image becoming my expression. My subjects are drawn mostly from nature, but it is
the mood created by any subject that I most enjoy conveying.
I believe in finding beauty in the mundane... If the eyes are the windows to the soul,
then the lens through which they see gives the soul expression...
I have loved and been involved in photography for over 35 years, since
my photographer mother gave me my first 35mm rangefinder camera.
I enjoy many different styles, and shoot with digital, 35mm film,
medium format film, 'toy' cameras and even home-made experimental cameras.
I truly hope that you enjoy browsing through my images - my 'expressions',
and that you find in them a bit of the joy I experienced when creating them!
Dirck DuFlon