Photographed at a local ballet performance.
Joe L. Reilly, Photographer/Artist, is the rare individual that was blessed with the love of images that has always fascinated and challenged his talent and imagination. A native of New Jersey, his earliest childhood photos are earmarked by the ever present Brownie camera that hangs on a strap around his neck. The Brownie was a 9th year birthday gift from his parents, Len and Rita, who recognized his natural tendencies to record his world with vivid and unusual perspectives. They also gave him the greatest gift of all, the advice to "always follow your heart." The challenge of computer imaging surfaced for Joe in 1993. He became intrigued with the concept of abstraced realism through digital manipulation of images. His rich imagination transforms the images of the ordinary into extraordinary and challenges
the concept of the "status quo." the gift of artistry.
