Jan Traylen

Biography

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1977		Africa Centre, London
*		Contributing photographer to many shows at sporting venues
*		Numerous photographs published in books and magazines
*		A number of awards in sports photography and as specialist b&w printer (Ilford awards)
Link		Editorial photography can be seen at www.fotolibra.com/?user_id=6576 then click on 'Slideshow' and view larger images
Link to Saatchi		http://tinyurl.com/yr2dag

Statement

Photography, ‘painting with light’, as the Victorian pioneers termed this new discovery, continues to make technical progress. However, when working in black & white I’m most interested in the particular qualities which make up an image captured through a lens onto a light sensitive emulsion such as blur, depth of field, grain, movement, unpredictability and of course quality of light (and maybe even stealing your soul!).
Digital capture is a brilliant technical continuation of photographic work but holds no magic for me: an innovation in search of a soul.