“I seek what lies beneath surface beauty. What interests me are intimate human complexities - the darkness as well as the light. I cannot will this kind of transcendent communication into existence. I have to be open and truly present, and if I am lucky, grace descends. My best photographs are an honest collaboration, and when the viewer also connects, I feel the circle is complete.” IfsFeelsHumansWellsKindLightLyingInterestExistenceDarknessGraceHonestCommunicationLuckyPhotographyPhotographerPhotographSurfaceCirclesIntimateComplexityCollaborationViewersTranscendent Author:Joyce Tenneson
“I want to allow others to reveal and celebrate aspects of themselves that are usually hidden. My camera is a witness. It holds a light up for my subjects to help them feel their own essence, and gives them the courage to collaborate in the recording of these revelations.” WantGivingFeelsHelpingLightSubjectsPhotographyAspectEssenceCamerasPhotographerCelebrateWitnessRevelationsLight Up Author:Joyce Tenneson
“I've heard many times that with all good artists it's ultimately a self-portrait even if it's an abstraction. I feel my work is very much who I am. I didn't try to make it that way; it just is. It reflects who I am and also my interests.” IfsWayFeelsTryingSelfArtistInterestHeardPhotographyPhotographerWho I AmPortraitsAbstractionGood ArtSelf PortraitGood ArtistSelf Portrait Photography Author:Joyce Tenneson
“My whole artistic life has been devoted to battling myself and my ability to externalize my deepest emotions. As I have gotten older, the work has become more direct, perhaps reflecting the fact that for the first time in my life I feel really free. I have been fascinated with wings all my life. I have had an obsession with transcendence, the need to push forward and metaphorically fly.” NeedsFeelsFirstsHas BeensWholeFactsAbilityEmotionPhotographyFirst TimeDirectWingsPhotographerObsessionArtisticFascinatedDevotedTranscendenceReflectingArtistic Life Author:Joyce Tenneson
