Thomas Dean Biography
Thomas Dean
Thomas Dean was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He moved to the United States with his family when he was a child.
Thomas graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a degree in Communications.
After college, Thomas turned to photography and writing as a creative outlet. He soon found that photography was far more than snapping a picture. Photography became a way to communicate his emotional response to the subjects he photographed.
Thomas Dean’s work can be found on his website http://ThomasDeanImages.imagekind.com
Thomas spends his time at his home in Ludington, Michigan.
Artist Statement
Who can say when a photograph stops being a “snapshot” and becomes an artistic expression? When I create an image, I go beyond simple documentation.
I spend time gaining an understanding of the subject and its place in this world. I work very hard to capture the inner “sense” of what I see and what I feel as I stand in front of the subject to make the image.
How do I respond to it emotionally?
How does the subject fit within its environment?
What does the subject convey to me?
I strive to answer these questions when I make the final image. The ultimate goal
for my images is to have the viewer experience what I experienced when I created the image.
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