Jolene..Jolene..jolene…jolene… by Keri Knapp on April 16th, 2009

This will be my first official post to the artist bloc blog…

Since I finished school 5 years ago, like many artists I’ve felt a constant pressure to discover a way to make a living doing what I love. Last may I found it in the very place I swore I never would look…weddings…I won’t ramble on about my business as it has consumed by life completely over the past year. It has had me dabbling in occupations I never thought accounting, administration, customer relations, design, web design, computer programming. Drifting me further and further from what I love most about photography… Photojournalism.

I miss the excitement…the adrenaline rush of the experience, being completely consumed ..working to tell the story to capture the emotion of a moment. I love the thrill when you click your shutter its when you know you have that 1 image…its real, its honest it hides nothing… a picture that is truly worth a thousand words.

My inspiration is fueled by a passion, an idea, I’m on a hunt and ready for a new journey. I feel close but I am not quite there. I’ve been looking in the eyes and minds of my close friends artists…Dancers, Painters, Musicians, Photographers.

I’m suffering from an artist bloc.

Here are a few images of my friend Jolene, Jolene is a beautiful woman and talented Dancer. I photographed a recent performance, a dance piece called Neema choreographed by her best friend and neighbour Jonathon…thank you Jolene for your inspiration.

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