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Deviation Spotlight

Artist // Photography
  • United States
  • Deviant for 21 years
  • He / Him
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My Bio
Current Residence: Chicago
Favourite genre of music: pretty much anything - I like quirky things
Skin of choice: my own
Favourite cartoon character: Bender (Futurama)

Favourite Visual Artist
Matisse, Dalí, Picasso, Warhol, Kandinsky, Edward Hopper, Basquiat, Lucien Freud, Rex Ray
Favourite Movies
Vertigo, Lola Rennt, Kill Bill, Lolita, Dr Strangelove, Lost In Translation, Mulholland Dr.
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Bowie, George Harrison, Sigur Ros, White Stripes, Velvet Underground, The Beatles, The Strokes, Air
Favourite Writers
Chaucer, Shakespeare, Poe, Orwell
Tools of the Trade
Sony Cybershot, Minolta DiMAGE 7Hi, and various other cameras, Photoshop 7.0
Other Interests
music, literature, art

What I'm doing

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Sipping green tea with mint and eating a bowl of Jordanian cashew nuts. Ok, ok, that's what I'm doing right this second.  In general this is what I am doing... Returned from Jordan last weekend.  It was a fantastic holiday in a truly wonderful country as I hope my photos attest.  I've been selective so far, having not submitted all 800 that I took.  I might put some more up soon.  I returned having been stoned by children, almost walking off a cliff, getting (fake) married and breaking my nose in an unfortunate glass door incident.  Happy times. I'm working flat out now.  Six days a week at the bank until 8th May so to get myself some much
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Right, so I decided on Friday that this degree course wasn't for me and I needed to quit.  In the space of not many hours I formulated a plan that actually seemed possible AND a good idea.  I must hand over a great big slice of gratitude to Iana (as long as I get a slice of cheesecake in return). So then, the plan: - quit uni - move to Chicago - live with Iana - work in a bookshop - eventually (god knows when) come back to the UK and investigate Film Studies courses and go back to uni (a different one). Excited?  Bloody am.  But all weekend I wanted to tell my parents that I wanted to quit, but I just couldn't bring myself to start the
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just... *bleh*

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I have issues.  "What's new?" you say.  Well indeed. Its strange, I thought that I was doing something that I always wanted to do and I thought that if it wasn't right for me that it would become immediately apparent.  I love archaeology, I love learning, I love Birmingham.  But studying archaeology at Birmingham University just isn't working for me and after 6 months I think it may be time to call it a day. I wish it were easy to just go and do something else, but what?  I really want to do a film studies course, but can I find one to suit me?  There isn't one in Birmingham and its too late to start in Autumn 2004 at a different university
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Hello!
i use one of your texturas here:

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tnx!
Where was gone?
Why so long there are no news?
We wait!
:-)

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Art of my friends: Ferres comics :: Gary Roberts comics :: Quoom 3D :: Bdsm comics :: Adult comics :: Erotic comics
WOow De mort !!!! :ninjafella:
andy warhol rocks my damn socks off.

<3
I hate leaving generic messages on user pages, but it’s a hard habit to break – and since I’m writing to so many people there really is no other way to go about it. Sorry if this all seems redundant, I’ll do my best to make this letter as warm and personal as possible.

The year is drawing to a close; so much has happened over the past twelve months in my life, and in some respects I’m still trying to make sense of it all! DeviantArt has played a major part in my life over the past year – it has shaped me as a person more than University ever has – and I have all of you to thank for that.

During high school my father handed me a leather bag – I didn’t know what the contents were. When I opened it up I found to my delight an old Pentax 35mm with an assortment of lenses. I was thrilled. I had never tried my hand at photography before but immediately went out to the nearest store, picked up some film and joined the school newspaper. A week later I got my first rolls of film back – all underexposed and ruined. I had failed miserably and put the camera away in my closet.

In early 2003 I took a trip to Quebec City for the Winter Carnival – and I took the camera with me. In April of that year a good friend from High School introduced me to DeviantArt. I submitted some of my photos from the trip (that were not underexposed – hurrah!) and a handful of pencil drawings of Totoro. It didn’t take long for me to become hooked and soon I was taking pictures again and learning from other photographers. That summer I bought my first digital camera, and I haven’t looked back since.

As of this moment I have been taking on small commercial jobs, doing commission work and creating a portfolio that I will take to local galleries in early 2005. I have started to sell prints both online and offline, and I have started to think of photography as a serious profession down the road. Perhaps it will be as a photojournalist, perhaps as a researcher – maybe simply as an artist trying to capture the beauty around me. In the course of just over a year photography has become my one true passion – I can’t put the camera down, and I can’t stop flipping through books, magazine articles, collections etc. It truly is addictive, and it changes the way I view the world around me.

I owe this tremendous change in my life to all of you. Since the very beginning you guys have been incredibly supportive, and incredibly inspirational. The amount of constructive feedback that I have received is overwhelming to say the very least. The other rich aspect of this community is the ability to see what others see – I have enjoyed viewing your work since joining – there have been some very moving / thought provoking / gorgeous imagery produced. This artistic community is a blessing for those starting out as an artist, or for those who simply want to share or observe work.

I don’t want this community experience to end anytime soon – I hope to remain an active member of the site and play as much of a part in your lives as you have played in mine. Sometimes I do get busy with school etc, but don’t ever feel that I’m ignoring you! Leave a message; kick me from time to time (even a slap to the face will do). I say this from time to time, but I’ll say it again here – if you ever want feedback on your work just let me know – I really don’t mind stopping by to comment / offer input! It is always nice to see what other people are using their imagination and creativity to produce.

Regardless of what your background is, I hope that you find the time over the next couple of weeks to relax and sneak away from the hectic pace of life - enjoy the company of family & friends! All the best to you in 2005 :hug:

Cheers,
Evan
Happy Halloween. :party:
happy halloween indeed! :D