Portraits: Found and Taken

• Prize
• Photographer
  Tim McLaughlin has a long-standing interest in photography and its relationship to character. In 2010 he built his own outdoor studio to take advantage of natural light. Since that time he has been , Canada

The human face is all things. It is a map, a history, a story, and a surface. It is the ultimate text to be read, interpreted and believed.

All photos are texts, and in the end they are all about the same thing: the passage of time. They are stones that break the surface of a river. Impermanent though they are, they seem to stand firm by comparison to the flowing water.

The art of the photographer and the art of the writer are the same. Both are solitary adventures in which we work to assemble, edit, and deliver our fictions to the world.

• Awards
  Ferry Building Gallery, West Vancouver February 2014 - juried solo exhibition Sechelt Festival of the Arts 2011 October 2011 - juried group exhibition.