C. R. Cain (Chip)
Memberships
Harrisburg Camera Club since 2008 (current webmaster)
Awards
2010 First Place for Monochrome Print of the Year – Harrisburg Camera Club
2009 First Place – Best of 2009, Towner Jones Photography
Published Images
2006 “Green Abstract” was selected to accompany an article in AmericanWay magazine about eyesight and how it works.
Web Images
2007 “Water Lily” was selected as the accompanying photo for the poem “Blue Lotus” by the Chinese poet Yunhe
Artist’s Statement
For the years between 1995 and 2000 I was editor and publisher of the poetry magazine, Beauty for Ashes Poetry Review. After a very busy and successful run; publishing poets from almost every US state and from over 20 different countries I felt it was time to put aside the editor’s pen. It wasn’t long before I needed another expressive outlet and since photography was a hobby of mine in the seventies it seemed only natural to pick up the habit again. My old Konica SLR was long gone; sold at a yard sale to scrounge a few dollars for the kid’s shoes or something else my kids needed at the time. So looking for a camera, now at the beginning of the digital age I picked up a 4mp Kodak Easyshare and started clicking away. It didn’t take long to realize I wanted (told my wife, “needed”) something more and purchased my Nikon D50 DSLR. This year (2010) I have sold my first two prints.
My two primary subjects are close up of flowers and the textures of one building against the background of another. Especially the old against the new, which is a current project I am working on as a potential first solo exhibition.