artist statement: I see photography as an open-ended world, where, styles and conventions command To Be Explored. I take ordinary objects and shapes and put together in Them Something Entirely Different Ways WHERE is born, and What is seen is More Than What meets the eye. I dont see myself as just an ordinary portrait or landscape photographer, an artist But Rather That Discovers New Ways of seeing and I delight in Expressing myself-through my work. I Began Creating photographs at the age of ten years old, and Have Had a passion for photography ever since. While I Have Worked in Various areas of photography THROUGHOUT my 35-year career, Including family portraiture, editorial, social, and event photography, i have always taken a particular Interest in Environmental portraiture, the human body, still life and abstracts. I STRIVE to Represent my feelings and emotions, using photography as the medium. My intention is to share whatever that vision May be! I look at Subjects Toward an eye with beauty, and I see the world as a place of enchantment and Possibilities. I Find That historical (sometimes Called alternative) process lend Themselves to my vision of the world. In Addition, I prefer to work with large format cameras, Including my Deardorff V8, Burke & James 5X7, and late 19th century lenses, due to the authentic Qualities These tools bring to the final result. I select only the finest of materials to Ensure the Highest quality of my prints. When doing portraits, my goal is to create wildly vivid Representations, Capturing the spirit of my clients in Such a Way That Their very essence of Who They Are eat to life in Seemingly What is a two dimensional piece of art, yet Becomes a living heirloom . -Gustavo Castilla