Name:
Wayne Upchurch

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Bio & Visual Exchange Page:
http://www.photoworkshop.com/bv/view/NowYesNow

Bio & Visual Exchange Index:
http://www.photoworkshop.com/photo_index/NowYesNow

Portfolio(s):
Deluxious - Appetite for Light

Personal Website:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwwayneup/

Member Since:
12/03/2007

About Wayne Upchurch:
For years, I was a professional oggler -as a daily newspaper staff photographer, where I was simultaneously exploring photography as craft/process/medium in its own right. The photojournalism credentials got me into places I would certainly never have had access to on my own, and called for the discipline of getting a picture where there didn't appear to be one as well as getting it Finished in a timely manner, to professional standards. It also helped me learn to create imminently readable images despite poor reproduction in a small size. It also showed me the value of making photos that did more than illustrate something already laid out in the story, but added dimensions or asked questions that the story could answer. After that, I worked semi-professionally with commercial photographer friends and pursued my own work for fine art photography exhibits. Later, I also helmed a Public Radio spacemusic program, acted in a Wilmington, NC drama company. I put the cameras away for awhile to shake off limiting my self-identity as A Photographer, and have picked it up again for personal pleasure and expression.