Artist

Doyle Cozadd

From: United States

Joined: September 07, 2009

Web: http://ahandupphotography.com

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Art: A Matter of the Heart
“I think of even more importance to the photographer’s ability to create images with a unique perspective and style is their heart. The photographers personal feelings, their loves, like and dislikes are going to influence their decisions of what to shoot and what not to shoot moreso then their 'eye' is going to. While their eye will be doing the looking and focusing, it will be their heart guiding where it looks and how it perceives the reality it is taking in. “
Victor H. Schlosser

I grew up surrounded by nature, catching bees from dandelions, lightning bugs from the night, caterpillars from the autumn leaves and butterflies on the wing. In 1972 my parents offered him a choice of a class ring or a camera for graduation and so a lifelong passion for capturing the beauty of God’s creation at our feet began. The intense and passionate colors of bugs and flowers, scenes from a bug’s viewpoint focused through the lens of a dewdrop, the unexpected sparkle of snow on a delicate flower, the abstract patterns of water frozen for a moment by winter’s cold finger all speak of God’s grandeur. My images speak of God at work through nature and His children.

Involvement in a number of nonprofits offered an opportunity to capture images of God’s hand at work through people—children from diverse cultures playing together, the love of mother and child flowing through their eyes, the humble awe of lives changed by a hand up from a stranger…Here are some comments from Habitat for Humanity St. Louis (HFHSTL):

Among Doyle’s skills, one of his most outstanding is his photography. During his tenure at Habitat for Humanity St. Louis (HFHSTL), he served as primary staff/volunteer photographer for regular builds, special events and special volunteer projects from school groups to community gardens. His photos have been used in all of our publications, ads, website and articles in local publications such as St. Louis Magazine and others. Selected photos have been enlarged to posters and line our office walls, honoring our volunteers and serving as a constant reminder of the spirit and core of HFHSTL. The power of his work is not just in his technical expertise at photographing and editing, but his ability to capture the spirit and heart of volunteers, homebuyers, sponsors and staff in their common ground of service and community building.

Habitat photos from 2002-2007 can be found at http://habitatstl.smugmug.com.

“Art is never finished—only abandoned.”