Sam Artman is an Oregon native and near life-long resident of Portland. Though his creative focus lies more in words than in images, he has found photography to be a satisfying secondary creative outlet. Sam is mostly self-taught in the art, but spent nearly five years as a professional photo lab tech refining the craft. His compositions tend toward the exposition of the life of objects, mostly those of urban environs and urban significance. Through his education in the lab Sam became well-versed in the standards and techniques of post-production. However, he often found that by abandoning such knowledge when getting behind the lens he could challenge himself to create the image in its "final form" just before releasing the shutter; the idea being to capture the object engaging in candid behavior and interacting with its immediate environment. 'This is not a picture of a fire hydrant. This is a picture of a fire hydrant looking at its shadow wishing it was taller'

Exhibits

• Photography Show - view pieces (16)