SKIN 2003 index

A recent graphic design school graduate and intermediate-level photographer, I am an odd hybrid. Drawn to the glitz and glamour of fashion, I design clothing and work in hair and makeup whenever I can. A passion which leaves me seriously pondering a "commercial" career in fashion photography. However, the free spirit in me, along with a tremendous appreciation and passion for the fine arts, dangles the possibility and drama of life as a "starving artist." I am constantly being told by fine artists that my work is "too commercial". And in turn, commercial photographers say my work is "too fine art". Which has left me with an interesting and sometimes daunting decision. Never one to settle (conformity gives me an awful rash), I've begun my journey as an artist by cross-pollinating these two genres.