Photographer: John Chakeres

“I don’t see myself as a traditional photographer, but as an image builder, trying to capture an essence, which results in images that translate as pleasurable experiences to viewers, pleasurable because it is, not because of what it is, where it is or why it is.  My photographs exist within themselves, detailed portraits of the crossroads where art and technology meet.”

I had the pleasure of working with John a few years back in a retail technology setting. The way he has incorporated technology into his art, and his art into a career makes him a rich story teller and nice guy. The desolate yet richly textured materials of his work are fantastic.