About the Artist

Mike Rhian Driscoll,   Annapolis, MD

Once upon a time I wanted to be a writer. I took that as far as I could till I ran out of words. Now I use the digital camera to speak. It's more challenging, more fulfilling, sometimes more infuriating, and a damn sight more fun. The camera is a box to capture light that can become pictures or even memories. My eyes are the most important part of my camera collection. They are the way I look, really look at the world, even to be in the world not just on it. The camera is my second language. With it, I abstract detail such as textures, angles, light and reflection, to see the familiar in new ways. Photographic side interests include street photography, entertainment, lifestyle and event genres, plus film photography. I came late to the dance, but if I’m not exactly there yet, I feel I am finding my way both personally and creatively. Past and present exhibit venues include the Kent Island Federation of Art and Island Arts in Stevensville, MD ; Chestertown River Arts Chestertown, MD Easton Gallery of Photographic Arts, the Dragonfly Galleria, 605 South St., Unit 5, St. Michael’s, MD ; Liv Again in Cambridge, MD; ; Wimsey Cover Maps & Art, Edgewater, MD 21037, and online at Fineartamerica.com. The associations I belong to include the National Press Photographers Association Annapolis Art Alliance, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Kent Island Federation of Art. Other groups include the Maryland State Arts Council , Maryland Federation of Art (MFA), th Dorchester Center for the Arts (DCA) and the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. Personal bio - long versionI used to be a writer of sorts, till I ran out of things to say. As a free-lance photojournalist, I’ve contributed to publications like Smoke & Fire News, General Aviation News, the Eastern Shore Milestone, Chesapeake Music Guide, Taste of the Bay magazine, Inside Annapolis, Sci Fi Crowsnest (a UK-based internet publication), Inside SAHE for the local branch of the Sierra Club, the Baltimore Sun, and the Annapolis Capital. Now I put my words into my cameras as the "chief cook & bottle washer” of Old Dog Photography, based on Kent Island. Recently, I had the honor of being featured featured at the Dragonfly Galleria in St. Michael’s, MD. That is why I call myself a photographer, because ….. I take pictures, so there we have it. I presented some 16 photographs, and because I have several cameras, mostly Canon which I consider part of my clothing. This is nothing against other makes, it’s just the make that works for me. I print some some of the ones I make, I post others on Facebook, (probably too many though no complaints so far). I’ve even sold a few and won a ribbon. I also use an iPhone, & have gotten very good feedback from those pictures, which weirds me out a little but what the heck, it works. Film is still good as well. Go figure. But mostly I use the digital camera to build a new way to speak. It is a new language for me, which includes the exploration of abstract detail featuring intimate textures, angles, light and reflection, plus side interests in the street, entertainment, lifestyle and event genres, plus film photography. While I came late to the dance, and if I’m not exactly there yet, I feel i am finding my way.

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