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INTRODUCING ROXANA AZAR

I’m from southeastern Pennsylvania near Philadelphia, USA. I live in the suburbs. It’s safe from the aggressiveness and speed of the city but close enough that I can take a train to the city for some culture, art, and delicious food. It’s also nice because there are a decent amount of trees and clean air here. I’m very reclusive and being here works for me in that way, but I still don’t really feel like I’m in my place here. I just turned 22. I started taking pictures when I was 13 and I’d just take these studies with my mother’s Canon AE-1. I started taking it more seriously, though, in high school when I was introduced to the darkroom. I had a really great teacher and the darkroom was an escape from the general hellishness of high school. I have always been interested in creating art. I had tried my hand at a few mediums but photography really clicked with me, so to speak. It’s interesting what you can do just with what’s in front of you; how you can manipulate the space you’re in, how you can distort reality, and how you can learn new truths. My goals right now are to get better at cleaning my negatives. If you take a look at my work, you’ll see that I haven’t really cared much for it. I’m starting to get better at craft, slowly. Aside from that, I think I’ve always wanted to have some sort of daydream material. I have some fun ideas in the works. I think without photography, I’d forget a few beautiful things because it also acts as a visual diary for me. Photography is great because after you have an idea of what you want to shoot, and you take the picture, you then have this image and you can pick out other little nuances that you didn’t see before. I’m a big fan of those nuances. I really like the Mamiya 645 and C330. Next up is the RZ67. I love medium format film. There seems to be more detail. Also, when I buy film like 120 with less exposures on it, I put a lot more thought into the image-making. This photograph is from my series of Little Nuances. This work is more about me finding the things I take for granted in the space I live in and spaces I walk through often. Brice Bischoff’s work, Bronson Caves, works for me on too many different levels. I always respond well to colors and movement. There’s also the stillness of the caves. Brice knows what’s up. I’ve also really loved the work of Robert Tepiak. He has a great sense of color and creates excellent atmospheres in his images.

I’m from southeastern Pennsylvania near Philadelphia, USA. I live in the suburbs. It’s safe from the aggressiveness and speed of the city but close enough that I can take a train to the city for some culture, art, and delicious food. It’s also nice because there are a decent amount of trees and clean air here. I’m very reclusive and being here works for me in that way, but I still don’t really feel like I’m in my place here. I just turned 22. I started taking pictures when I was 13 and I’d just take these studies with my mother’s Canon AE-1. I started taking it more seriously, though, in high school when I was introduced to the darkroom. I had a really great teacher and the darkroom was an escape from the general hellishness of high school. I have always been interested in creating art. I had tried my hand at a few mediums but photography really clicked with me, so to speak. It’s interesting what you can do just with what’s in front of you; how you can manipulate the space you’re in, how you can distort reality, and how you can learn new truths. My goals right now are to get better at cleaning my negatives. If you take a look at my work, you’ll see that I haven’t really cared much for it. I’m starting to get better at craft, slowly. Aside from that, I think I’ve always wanted to have some sort of daydream material. I have some fun ideas in the works. I think without photography, I’d forget a few beautiful things because it also acts as a visual diary for me. Photography is great because after you have an idea of what you want to shoot, and you take the picture, you then have this image and you can pick out other little nuances that you didn’t see before. I’m a big fan of those nuances. I really like the Mamiya 645 and C330. Next up is the RZ67. I love medium format film. There seems to be more detail. Also, when I buy film like 120 with less exposures on it, I put a lot more thought into the image-making. This photograph is from my series of Little Nuances. This work is more about me finding the things I take for granted in the space I live in and spaces I walk through often. Brice Bischoff’s work, Bronson Caves, works for me on too many different levels. I always respond well to colors and movement. There’s also the stillness of the caves. Brice knows what’s up. I’ve also really loved the work of Robert Tepiak. He has a great sense of color and creates excellent atmospheres in his images.

5:41 pm • 3 June 2011 • 3 notes