Mark Reid

Born
November 24, 1951, Columbus Georgia


Statement

Photography has been a life-long pursuit in visually capturing how I perceive the world. Each photograph I shoot reflects this vision and expresses my emotions on many different levels. Viewing my work in chronological order reveals visual changes that correspond to what I was experiencing at the time. My meditation practice also plays a part in the creation process. I consciously put myself into a meditative state while shooting and printing my work. From this, my images can impact viewers on many different subconscious levels, causing a shift in how one sees their own world.

I am a purist in my technical approach to photography; staying true to the photographic process, not using
special lenses, filters, cameras, or tricks. My objective is to create an illusion where the object being photographed takes on a life of its own. Using this method, three-dimensional objects appear two-dimensional and vice versa. I
intentionally use textures, forms, and colors which play off of each other to create these illusions. As the viewer steps back from the image and focuses on the different visual planes and how they intersect, it is possible to pe...

Education
BA Fine Art, Columbus State University, Columbus, Georgia, 1974,