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The Janice Batterbee Interview

— The featured artist of the 83rd issue of Living the Photo Artistic Life magazine is AWAKE artist Janice Batterbee of Spain. It’s a pleasure to interview Janice here on Quill and Camera … Q: What got you started in digital photo artistry? Isn’t it funny how a chain of seemingly unconnected and insignificant events […]

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A Willingness to Explore

— So many photographers and artists wish to grow and improve, yet when it comes time to work they retreat to what is most comfortable and familiar. Granted, when you are first diving into a new style or approach, you may need to spend time there to get really good and master whatever it is […]

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The Pauline van der Spuy Interview

— The featured artist of the 82nd issue of Living the Photo Artistic Life magazine is AWAKE artist Pauline van der Spuy of South Africa.  It’s wonderful to be able to share my interview with Pauline here on Quill and Camera . . . Q: What got you started in digital photo artistry? School and […]

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It Really IS About the Journey

— Anyone I know who has become seriously great at something (whether at photo artistry or playing the saxophone) became great not for any one massively productive month (or year), but because they were willing to hammer at it and hammer at it and hammer at it, steadily, consistently, for a good long while. Consistency […]

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The Mark Hemstreet Interview

— The featured artist of the 81st issue of Living the Photo Artistic Life magazine is AWAKE artist Mark Hemstreet. It’s great to be able to interview Mark here on Quill and Camera . . . Q:  What is your background an artist? I grew up on a small self-sustaining farm in the middle of […]

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