ABOUT ME
I use photography to ask and answer questions. Most often, the beautiful answer to the questions I pose are photos of people.
People are the most fascinating subjects for me because each person's gaze, pose, and movement tells me something about their history, personality, hidden sides, and emotions. Portraiture is very much about sharing a fragment of a person's identity. Sometimes I come across a group of people whose identity literally jumps out of what they are doing. Other times, I have an idea and use models and props to bring these stories to life. I particularly enjoy photographing fairs, markets, parades and other events where adults come out to play. Bared bodies are also an integral part of what I photograph. By displaying bodies in unexpected ways or settings, I celebrate the great wonder that is the infinitely varied, human form. Likewise, I'm inspired by music and other forms of art, and use my photography to tell the visual stories of jazz musicians, body painters, tattoo artists, and others who are engaged in their own creative processes. I also use photos to illustrate the feelings that my favorite songs invoke in me. Projection photography is another special interest. I shoot portraits of subjects wrapped in images projected onto them in a darkened room. The result is an imagined reality where the subject and their digital skin collide and ultimately combine. My main motivation for shooting photos is to better understand and express myself. Nonetheless, I was honored to be selected as a finalist in the 2019 Ed van der Elsken "Lust for Life" Photo Competition of the Nederland's Fotomuseum. Please contact me if you have any questions or comments at stevetfoto@gmail.com or via the contacts section below. Aside from those on this website, there are other photos available for viewing at: https://linktr.ee/StevenrTabor Collaboration is always welcome. Guidelines for working on a TFP basis are provided here. |
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Projecting Kate Ri
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