Photographer: Daniel Yoffee
During the past year, Daniel Yoffee has had his work shown regionally in a group show at The Loft in Westchester, as well as his first solo show at the Pearl River Public Library. He has studied at the International Center for Photography, the Edward Hopper House, and at National Geographic's travel photography seminars. He recently returned from an international tour of the Middle East with the Puffin Photography Club.
Artist's Statement
I chose these photographs, taken earlier this year in Jordan, to challenge my innate discomfort with taking close ups of strangers. I hesitate to call these "portraits" because, for example, the woman didn't exactly pose. Instead, she stopped for my camera, smiled briefly, and chose to pose without looking directly into my lens. The man, on the other hand, was walking down the street toward me. I pointed to my camera and then back to him with a smile - He responded with a smile and paused for my photograph... I came back from my first international photography expedition impressed with my newly discovered level of comfort in taking photographs of strangers cooperating solely through non-verbal communication... And a smile.
Web site: http://www.danielyoffee.com
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