Archive for April, 2010
okie photographers: Nathan Harmon Interview
Introducing Nathan Harmon
I was basically born to do photography. I can’t imagine my life without photography.
Photography has always been a passion of mine even before I had a camera. As a small child, I saw beautiful images of environmental portraits in contemporary art museums. The images were provocative, but not demeaning to the subject, just views into peoples lives – Of course, visions and view points from the artist. My passion continued to grow as I was fanatical about the images from Transworld Skateboarding Magazine. As a teenager, my room was covered with pictures of skateboarders catching big air. My Dad gave me his (FULLY MANUAL) Olympus rangefinder and I made some interesting images.
You may find it as a shock but we we’re a little surprised when asked to be featured in a mini blog series highlighting eco-friendly artists. I guess somewhere in our heads we had convinced ourselves that being “green” meant you had to live in a grass hut and eat organic granola all day. The whole situation made us think, what is green really? Is it something that has been defined for us by media and news, or something advertising just uses to sell more products? It really challenged us to look at what we love, and why we just might be a little more ‘green’ than we thought. Continue Reading
Introducing Clinton Dean Bowman
I grew up in a small suburb of Oklahoma City. I wasn’t exposed to much art as a child, out side of film and photography. My mother used to take me with her to develop her film and print her photographs. At the time, I didn’t find it quite glamorous. The one thing I did enjoy was telling her which or imagery she should choose to print. She almost always printed my preference.
When I was six, I got my first camera. It was a novelty point and shoot, complete with Ninja Turtles in the viewfinder and on the prints. They weren’t my best photographs, but they were honest.
It wasn’t until I was a sophomore in college that I decided I wanted to pursue photography. I am fascinated with art and imagery, and the obvious creative outlet. Since graduating with my BFA in photography from Oklahoma City University, I have worked on array of different projects. I have shot fashion, jewelry, musicians, weddings and sports. Though I do love being a working photographer and lending my creative insight toward the development of projects, at the end of the day photography is my personal tool for expression.
In addition to photography, I also work with creating installations. This past year, I had an installation displayed in the Smithsonian, located in Washington D.C. Currently, I have photographs on display at the U.S. Volkswagen headquarters in Herdon, Virginia and in an Idaho gallery, and recently had one of photos featured in the American Apparel website.
Shane Bevel is an editorial and commercial photographer based in Tulsa, Okla. Shane spent nearly a decade working for newspapers from The Dallas Morning News to the Shreveport (La) Times and lastly the Tulsa World. He has photographed five major hurricanes, two LSU National Championship seasons and countless daily assignments. After leaving the Tulsa World, Shane has continued to photograph editorial assignments for national news sources such as USA Today, the L.A. Times, Bloomberg Markets while adding commercial clients interested in editorial-style images to his client list. His work may be seen at www.shanebevel.com.
I start thinking about spring when my first seedlings break the surface, and I start getting really excited when my raspberries and grapes begin to put out their new runners, and it’s officially spring after our first good thunderstorm. Then for me it’s Katy bar the door I want to be outside!
Joshua Meier (website) is a fine art photographer originally from Weatherford, Oklahoma. He’s lived in a lot of places, from Texas to Montana, studied at the Rocky Mountain School of Photography, and learned by assisting for all types of commercial photographers. But all along, he knew he was an artist. His images, shot in large format film, portray a sense of isolation and struggle. He often constructs sculptures and carefully selects models and locations for his conceptual artwork. In this audio slideshow edition of the Okie Photographers interview series, Joshua tells us about his past, his passions, and artistic process.
This is the first post in a series that will include myself and a few other designers (this current trip included Blake Crosley, Scott Hill & Paul Wilkes from FoundryCo) as we travel to different senior design shows around OKC and the surrounding areas. In my opinion, these seniors are the people (creatives?) we need to pursue. We need them to stay in Oklahoma and help spur on new things (pioneer/spearhead new ventures?). They are the lifeblood to the future here. (They are integral to the future of the creative industry here). With that in mind, I have set out to meet these up-and-coming design professionals and check out the work they have done. Continue Reading
Here is my list of events for April. If you would like me to include your event, shoot me an email and I will post it as soon as I can!
