About The Artist

I focus on documentary and mixed media manipulated photography. My work is both objective and subjective. It is humanistic in form and expressionistic at the same time. I tend to use the photograph of the ordinary man or woman, often the fisher or market vendor, as a symbol of an island class. I want to convey empathy, attention, consideration. I sometimes add to that reality by distorting and exaggerating aspects of their lives or obstacles that stand in their way to a new path. I fantasize by using illustrations and filters, textures, multiple photographs, and written words to tell a story based on my mental pictures and external influences. My art is swayed by daily concerns and global trends, observations and images I make on the street. When I manipulate my work, the outcome is a painterly, layered, textured and possibly mixed media photograph. It portrays the complexity of daily life and seeks to appeal to social change. The viewer has a lot to look at and so there is a tendency to stop to view the work more intently. That complexity engages the viewer, I believe, in the narrative and increases the chances of compassion or simply, a mutual appreciation of the observation. My documentary work is usually empathetic and designed to draw the viewer into the experience. See my website www.christinenortonphotography.com My email address is christine@christinenortonphotography.com or cnorton6@me.com