Silver Lake 10 Photograph

While I do not profess to have mastered the techniques of many of the photographers whom I admire, I do have an appreciation for capturing the everyday obscurities. I revel in the mundane with the hope of making the ordinary, a litle less so. I particularly enjoy those unexpectedly candid moments, when in that split second, you are given a glimmer of insight into those vulnerable places which one rarely gets to see. I was born in Trinidad & Tobago and although I did not live there for very long, I believe that there is an inherent rhythm which runs in the vein. The eye rests more easily on color,patterns,music and the ebb and flow of life. My travels through India,Indonesia,China and Japan, have only served to whet my appetite for more. I marvel and how all at once, we are all so different in, religion and cultural beliefs, the clothes we wear, the languages we speak and the degree to which we can understand each other but then again, when pressed,we share the humor, the pain, the love for many of the same things. These are just a few of the things which I hope to illustrate through my work. Interestingly enough, I have also found that if you stand on any street corner,in any village town or city, the eye will invariably rest upon something magical. My goal is to press the shutter quickly enough to capture it. M.Richards