Artist Statement

I have always been drawn to a story told through a lens, whether that be in the medium of film or a still motion camera. One moves through time the other freezes it. Each is powerful, artistic and evocative. I like to explore through my camera lens the people, the scenes and the stories that speak to me. When I travel it’s very common for me to shoot out of moving trains or cars because I often find the best images are the ones passing you by. As a member of the Street LA Collective I am out on the streets all the time and am learning how to shoot people and scenes where it’s more likely that I am the one in motion. I primarily shoot in black and white because there's a rich texture and timelessness to the images that I find more interesting. My influences are many but I am particularly struck by the work of Margaret Bourke-White, Dorothea Lange, Gordon Parks, Bruce Davidson and Vivian Maier. All of them captured people and stories and embodied the idiom that “a picture is worth a thousand words.” I hope you find some meaning in my work.

 

Bio

 

Joshua has grown up in the entertainment business; he acted as a child, had his own radio show at 12 and has done every job imaginable on a stage, tv and film set. He’s an award-winning television writer/producer working on such shows as Law & Order, Judging Amy, Chicago Hope and Resurrection Blvd., the latter of which won him two GLAAD awards for writing. He has written pilots in half hour, hour, full length feature films, plays, a non-fiction book, and made short films that have played all over the world. He currently runs an international television and film production company developing material for the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and many of the EU countries.

 

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