Other People’s Art: Jesse Burke
Starting a new series of posts where I share photographers and artists that I admire a lot. Hope you enjoy and also discover new artists! Please send me a note if there’s a photographer you think I should look at.
Today while checking out the shows at Humble Arts Foundation I came across the photographer Jesse Burke.
I don’t often do portrait photography, mainly because I’m not naturally comfortable with people in general. The process of getting to know someone takes me a long time. Even with people I know very well, the photo shoot itself becomes awkward and unproductive. But see a lot of potential there, and really hope that with a lot of practice I can eventually get good at it.
Jesse Burke’s photos really speak to me. Partly because it’s familiar: the faces and scenery remind me a lot of my time in Wisconsin. But also because the emotions he brings out in his subjects are those that often stay hidden.
June 25th, 2008 Posted in Other People's Art, Photography