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At
14 years of age, I knew that I was destined to be a fine art photographer.
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While living in Rochester, NY, I stumbled across an old building associated with
George Eastman, which
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led to my reading of his biography. Before I even
completed the book, I knew that I was going to be a
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photographer and for the
next 10 years, photography was my complete existence. If I wasn’t taking
pictures
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or in the darkroom, I would spend countless hours looking at every book
and image I could find. There was
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nothing in my life except photography.
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Even at
this early age I found myself drawn to a particular style of image, one
that would literally cause a
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physical reaction in me. They were dark images
created by Adams, Weston, Bullock and others. I
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knew that I was destined to
create such images.
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I
am often asked, “Why black and white?” I think it’s because I grew up in a
black-and-white world.
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Television, movies and the news were all in black and
white. My heroes were in black and white and even
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the nation was segregated
into black and white.
My images are an extension of the
world in which I grew up.
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For me color records the image, but black and white captures the
feelings that lie beneath the surface.
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Cole Thompson
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