ARTISTIC VIEW
I like to reveal nature and the feelings of people, to catch sincere moments, and to create pictures with the mood and atmosphere. My creative projects take many forms and are designed for you to immerse yourself in those moments. Through photography, film, and text, you can experience emotional moments that will connect you, giving you a new way to see yourself and those around you.
I’m happiest with my work when I create a picture that embraces a moment, a story, and a compositional integrity. There should be an original creative core: one that is interesting to look not only to the participant of the survey but also to the outside viewer.
Projects
The Life & Adventures of Conglo Bates
An original children's story about a terrestrial isopod (or pill bug) named Conglo who has pint sized adventures with his friends. The scope of this project includes already published live videos and decodable readers for those learning English on YouTube (@CongloBates). In progress is the original story being translated into Japanese and will be published in English and Japanese (stay tuned for publishing date).
Surviving The Pacific Northwest: A Bumblebee Tale
A short film documenting the two year search for the seldom seen native bumblebee and concern for its future survival in the Pacific Northwest.
My PenPal From Japan
A short film documenting the true life story of two young girls who were pen pals, then lost touch during college, only to find each other 30 years later. The film is a comic book style with original Haiku's and watercolor/pencil drawings by Wyndee.
My Life in General
A short film documenting the true life story of Jack B. Peterson, a second generation American who was born and raised in Minnesota with dreams of being on the open sea. This is the first in a series. The audio is Jack's actual voice telling his own general life story and visuals are actual photos provided by the family and some stock photos.
Riding the Rails
A short film documenting a five month adventure in Jack's teenage life in the late 1930's when he and his cousin decided to "Ride the Rods" as he called it (riding the rails).
This is the second in a series about extraordinary moments in Jack's life. The audio is Jack's actual voice telling his own life adventures and visuals are actual photos provided by the family and some stock photos.
The Dark Secret
This experimental film uses mostly a black screen to document one person's single experience with mental illness and how showing a little kindness can help. The black screen technique was used in hopes the viewer would focus on active listening, which is often what those suffering from mental illness need, to be listened to because they feel they are alone in a dark room. This short film was created in 72 hours as part of the local '72 hour shootout' competition which novice filmmakers are given a common theme and then have 72 hours to write, shoot, edit, and post completed film.
The Other Side
A young boy has an unidentified playmate and has to figure out what to do when the playmate suddenly disappears and doesn't return his ball. This short film was created in 72 hours as part of the local '72 hour shootout' competition which novice filmmakers are given a common theme and then have 72 hours to write, shoot, edit, and post completed film.
Let's Go!
Experimental film that combines Instrumental Jazz, insects, and desert dwelling animals. All music is by Torrey Newhart, to which he gave me his permission to use for this project. This short film was created in 72 hours as part of the local '72 hour shootout' competition which amateur filmmakers are given a common theme and then have 72 hours to write, shoot, edit, and post completed film.