(Brooklyn Bridge, circa 1950, Himmel)
(Grand Central Terminal, 1947, Himmel)
Paul Himmel is an artist from the mid-twentieth century, whos work I draw direct connections to my own work. These two photographs directly relate to my work that I have done throughout my artist's experience. The photographs he captures clearly focuses on an emotion, a feeling, an internal struggle for the one that is the focus for the photograph. Paul Himmel was born in New Haven Connecticut, was an immigrant with the rest of his family from Ukraine, and got a degree in Science. He started teaching himself photography, and eventually started working with a professional. He eventually gave up photography and became a psychotherapist. His pieces inspire me because I see so many strong connections to his photographs, as if I had stolen the idea from him. He photographed what I would call hidden photography, capturing successfully emotions and feelings that react all viewers on a personal level, touching a sensetive subject that could be any number of things. The photographs directly speak to me because he captures what I feel through my own photography, the separation, the loneliness, and the blinded friends or people of the world that cannot, or do not understand or connect to his emotions. The main problem with this type of photography is that the photographers will use the medium to convey the separation, and the inner struggle to others, but the people still don't seem to ask or try to understand the emotions behind the person, they just understand that he or she feels alone, separated, and unreachable. I feel that my photography will try and breach that gap, with the use of actual travel, the motion of walking, and the use of bridges as a way to connect with both the viewer, and the inner struggle to which the problem subsides from. This by no means is a solid idea that I am running with, however, I do feel that progress is being made, and that continuing on this path will lead to more successful, beautiful, and strong photographs.
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