PORTFOLIO

Portfolio: Suzanne Gagnier

My Wondrous World of Seeing

I would like to introduce myself.

My name is Suzanne Gagnier. I had the opportunity to be the photographer for Neworld Review in the Portfolio for Vol 5 No 34, highlighting the US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, California.

I have been taking photographs since I was ten years old. My father was a cameraman. He started as a newsreel cameraman in Montreal, later worked on film and television shows, like The Art Linkletter Show and Steve Allen Show and Streets of San Francisco and Knots Landing and Chinatown. On a trip to Connecticut he gave my brother and me a Kodak Instamatic camera to share.

The first time I looked through that lens and snapped a shot I was taken to THAT PLACE! the one where everything you see changes your perception. The opportunities were endless. When I have my camera in hand I feel a sense of adventure. "The World is Art in Motion," just waiting for someone to take notice.

Every moment tells a story, not only when travelling but in all surroundings. Life as we know it is an emotional journey through time. We get a sense of perception, almost a sixth sense, knowing when to shoot and when to be patient and wait for the perfect shot.

Photography gives us the ability to capture the emotion. I view everything as an opportunity of appreciation and gratitude. A photograph can trigger the feeling and visual experience from that exact second in time. A new experience and a re-experience from a recording of the past in just one photo. This takes us on a journey giving new viewpoints and seeing life as a wonderful palette of color, light, and texture.

Let me take you on a journey with just a few precious moments "captured." If I can give just one feeling to each person who sees these photos, then I in turn also receive a gift.

A gift of thanks from all who recognized and experienced a moment thru my eyes.
Thank you, Fred Beauford for once again inviting me to participate in Neworld Review.

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