Mr. Ellis (Artist Research)

This is what Mr. Ellis writes about himself on his blog:


I got my first camera in August of 2009 and when I try to remember the events before then, everything seemed so surreal. Things I learned, places I lived, people I knew and loved. Its hard to separate those dreams and realities. The one thing I remember is that I used to be afraid.

I would say that these photos are simply a collection of my experiences packaged in an elegant way. They are all inspired by love and its my way of holding on to a moment or a feeling. Even if its a shot set up in a studio or a picture that appears to not make any sense I still consider it an experience that I want to hold on to and make sense of. Maybe people who view the photos step into my body and live through me for a moment, maybe they attach it to an experience they had or maybe they simply experience a visual pleasure.

The camera allows me to do and be around cool things. Its like a hall pass or badge. At the same time, because I’m now a photographer I crave the excitement, or beauty, or whatever.  I live my life in a way where I search for those cool things/experiences so I can take pictures of them. An addict searching for the next hit.

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