ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER

Photography; in my 40+ years of snapping the shutter I have considered this continual artistic inner urge much greater than a hobby, probably bordering on an addiction and propelled by passion.

Walking the streets of Adana, Diyarbakir and Malatya, Turkey, hiking the mountainous regions near Peshawar Pakistan and exploring the ancient ruins on the outskirts of Athens in the early 60's; I had dumped my trusty Brownie Hawkeye and bought the latest in photographic technology; a Pentax Spotmatic and a light meter. Finally I could control shutter speed and aperture of my high tech mechanized lightbox. Out of the dark ages and into the technology of the day. In those days Christmas came to me 2-3 times per month. After mailing my slide film back to the US for processing I would eagerly check my mailbox at my home in Athens to see if I received any small yellow boxes that said "Kodak Slides".

Subsequently, I continued my photography as an avocation and founded a company focused on designing and manufacturing mannequins as a vocation. Twenty five years later I sold the company and started Jim Talaric Photography and am now continuing with my passion. The real change is that Christmas now appears frequently on my computer monitor instead of checking my mailbox for the "small yellow boxes".

Thanks for looking... I hope you enjoy.

- Jim Talaric