Jill Merriam
Astrological Sign
Gemini
A Favorite Quote
“The more you are willing to enter into the wonder of ‘I don’t know what’s going to happen’, the greater the possibility for delight.” ~Tao Oracle, Ma Deva Padma
Photographic Influences
Cartier-Bresson, Peter Turnley, Robert Doisneau, Alex Webb, Rebecca Norris Webb, Dimitri Mellos, Jay Maisel, etc., etc., etc…
Photographic Education
Self-taught + international travel and photography workshops
Current Reading Material
“Photographically Speaking” (David DuChemin), “The Photographer’s Vision” (Michael Freeman), and “The Hypnotist” (Lars Kepler)
Recent Photographic Project
Profiles of Cuba (to be continued in Santiago de Cuba, July 2012)
Most Interesting Assignment or Previous Occupation?
Besides owning a photography and design studio, I still have a “day job” as a consultant, and am currently on a long-term assignment as a Sr. Systems Analyst at the Supreme Court of Virginia.
Project Statement
Introducing Profiles of Cuba, a new portfolio of my recent journey to Havana, Trinidad, and Vinales, Cuba (March 2011). This series is a photographic “profile” of the structures and places and people of this remarkable country. See city/land/streetscapes, architectural details, textures and patinas, and “street” portraits, including some of the award-winning images from the Prix de la Photographie Paris [PX3] 2011 competition.
