Lilyan Aloma
"The magic for me is in the viewfinder; the unique seeing of a subject at the moment the shutter is released."
"In the 1980’s began the emergence of my understanding of light, composition and the power of discovery to empower imagery. On a technical level, everything had to be present in the negative; film properly exposed and developed and composition thoughtfully prepared before I entered the darkroom. Governed by these fundamentals, the interpretation of light and composition were the direct product of observation at the time of the image capture. Photography was for myself, as it was historically, an art of “seeing.” My work has remained bound by this foundation esthetically and technically."
"I have spent the greater part of my life living in Manhattan, a city with a constantly changing visual plan that continues to inspire me to explore its physical complexity. It is marvel of chance encounter, as championed by the early street photographers that energizes and enriches my own process of discovery; linking my urban mindset to the traditions of street photography with its focus on odd juxtapositions of cityscape.The driving force of my process is discovery, internal and external. At the heart of my photographic exploration is an urban gestalt, a natural inclination to look beneath everything, and a passionate need to question what I am seeing. Whether I am holding a Holga or a Nikon digital camera my process is unaltered. The magic for me is in the viewfinder; the unique seeing of a subject at the moment the shutter is released. The content of each image remains as found, whether interpreted completely by chemistry, by desktop darkroom or a combination of both."
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