Based near Wilmington, DE, Graham already counts among his clients
Sports Illustrated, Delaware Today, and Colonial Homes magazines as well
as the Brandywine River and Winterthur museums. He travels to Philadelphia,
New York, and North Carolina and freelances for the Associated Press.
What he does best, he says, is document people and places, particularly
those with a connection to history and tradition, those things tied to the
land.
This photo of hounds with a nose for the hunt was one
of five Jim Graham photos featured in Communication Arts. |
"I grew up in Chadds Ford and Unionville [Pennsylvania], and
had Jamie Wyeth as an art teacher in fourth grade," he says. I admire
the Wyeths' work tremendously and one of the reasons I enjoy working for
the Brandywine Museum is because of their commitment to land preservation.
For me to be able to photograph those landscapes is very important.
XX"And I like the notion of getting a feel for my subject," he continues.
"Jamie Wyeth once said that he couldn't just sit
down and paint a picture of someone. He has to get to
know that person, see them in different lights. I feel
the same way about my work. I'm using the camera in
the same way an artist uses a paintbrush."
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