After rambling around on both coasts with my family while attempting to grow up, I achieved a degree in finance in the late 60’s from the University of Colorado, Boulder. The natural progression, of course, was to become a commercial photographer. I practiced that profession for over 30 years in Fairfield County, Connecticut, just outside New York City, where I apparently satisfied a number of corporate clients, advertising agencies, and graphic design firms.

I had a large studio, employing as many as 5 employees, and we specialized in large format food and product photography. We actually produced images in most specialties except high fashion and architecture.

I had assumed that after such a long time in the business, I would be revered as a “master of the craft”€� but alas, I was being treated more as one of a few remaining dinosaurs in the business. As digital imaging grew from infancy to adolescence, I began to see interesting possibilities outside the commercial arena.

During this time my personal work involved people and still lifes, rooted entirely in the black & white tradition. New technologies presented a combination of color photography, fine art papers, and the ability to rework imagery.

It was time to move on, and aim in a new directions. These current images represent an early stage in what I anticipate will be a new creative journey.

When I begin the photography process, I aim in a general direction, but the best images are created when I allow myself to ricochet off the possibilities along the way.

Barry McCormick

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Images are various sizes up to 24 x 30 inches. They are archivally printed with 8 color, archival pigmented ink on various archival fine art papers. We should last so long!