Artist Statement

In a time of complex digital cameras and elaborate photo editing software, it is easy to experience a disconnect with the most basic elements of photography: light and film.

My photographs are taken using traditional medium and large format cameras; simple boxes used for recording the path that light makes. By eliminating all the extraneous features of more modern equipment, I have been able to focus on the most essential aspects of photography.  Using these cameras has forced me to slow down, and really think about how to create the best photograph. The resulting images vary from conventional landscapes, to those that are more ephemeral and dream-like.

For me, the joy of photography lies in the process. I feel more of a connection to my image, as well as to the medium itself, every time I set up my 4×5 camera and develop my own negatives and prints. The joy is not necessarily in the final product, but in the journey it took to get there.

Julie Herman is a Upstate employee in the Employee/Student Health Services department.

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