contemporary international photographs by rob leutheuser
n a r r a t i v e s & d i s c u s s i o n s
Photographer's Statement "I am a photographer of ordinary moments in other cultures. My photographs are overwhelmingly portraits, from the full-frame face captured on film after spending days with a family, to the silhouette of the man walking through a darkened bazaar clicked in an instant of opportunity. The photos are, by and large, tightly composed, often have large dark areas for strong graphic qualities, and convey self-contained stories. A more difficult issue is, why people and their moments? The people and thin slices of their lives brim with edge-to-edge character that can please the eye, and information that can provoke thoughtful consideration and conversation. And, as I ever learn from others' photographs of different lands and peoples, I hope that other folks can learn from mine. "During my 2007 travel I used a digital camera in addition to a film camera dedicated to black & white film. I found the well-celebrated shooting advantages of digital to be true, the greatest of which is the ability to immediately share images with the with the folks I photograph. I need to work with the medium more, but I expect that digital will remain in my arsenal of tools. All image products - whether film, scanned film, or digital - are full frame or nearly so. Manipulation of the digital files is strictly limited to brightness, contrast, white balance, and color balance - the same tools that are available in the darkroom. Over the past several years I have increasingly favored black and white photography, which is better suited to my experiences and images. " A Very Short Biography Rob Leutheuser has been taking photographs for 35 years. He embarked on his first extended free-form overseas travel in South America and the Caribbean with camera in hand shortly after graduating from the University of Michigan. In the late-seventies, courtesy of the Peace Corps, Rob lived in the Central African Empire/Republic for 3 years. Upon returning to the States he began a successful professional career working in Western US water management. Overseas travels and photo adventures, though less extensive during this period, continued to feed the beast. At the turn of the millennium Rob concluded his civil service career and since has concentrated his energies on life, photography, and travel.
Photographer's Statement
"I am a photographer of ordinary moments in other cultures. My photographs are overwhelmingly portraits, from the full-frame face captured on film after spending days with a family, to the silhouette of the man walking through a darkened bazaar clicked in an instant of opportunity. The photos are, by and large, tightly composed, often have large dark areas for strong graphic qualities, and convey self-contained stories. A more difficult issue is, why people and their moments? The people and thin slices of their lives brim with edge-to-edge character that can please the eye, and information that can provoke thoughtful consideration and conversation. And, as I ever learn from others' photographs of different lands and peoples, I hope that other folks can learn from mine.
"During my 2007 travel I used a digital camera in addition to a film camera dedicated to black & white film. I found the well-celebrated shooting advantages of digital to be true, the greatest of which is the ability to immediately share images with the with the folks I photograph. I need to work with the medium more, but I expect that digital will remain in my arsenal of tools. All image products - whether film, scanned film, or digital - are full frame or nearly so. Manipulation of the digital files is strictly limited to brightness, contrast, white balance, and color balance - the same tools that are available in the darkroom. Over the past several years I have increasingly favored black and white photography, which is better suited to my experiences and images. "
A Very Short Biography
Rob Leutheuser has been taking photographs for 35 years. He embarked on his first extended free-form overseas travel in South America and the Caribbean with camera in hand shortly after graduating from the University of Michigan. In the late-seventies, courtesy of the Peace Corps, Rob lived in the Central African Empire/Republic for 3 years. Upon returning to the States he began a successful professional career working in Western US water management. Overseas travels and photo adventures, though less extensive during this period, continued to feed the beast. At the turn of the millennium Rob concluded his civil service career and since has concentrated his energies on life, photography, and travel.
