The Art and Musings of Tamara Natalie Madden: photography

Recently, I came upon some photos that I had taken 18 years ago. I've loved photography as equally as I loved drawing and painting, and when I wasn't painting, photography provided immediate gratification. Back then, my mother allowed me to use her manual camera, and my photography teacher Mr. Zutz, taught us how to handle it. I really, really enjoyed the process of developing film. There was nothing quite like the process of seeing something that you shot come to life.

Sometimes I think that we depend too much on digital photography, and Photoshop, when back in the days we were required to actual learn how to manage the camera, and learn how to use the chemicals to develop. It required more work then... I guess we have to roll with the times because we live in a time of immediacy. I still shoot all of my images using the manual options, that way I can make the decisions about how my images come out.

Check out some of my 'general' photography here:
www.tnmphotography.weebly.com

My family in Jamaica. I took this in 2000.

© 2000-2010 Tamara Natalie Madden

Little boy in Jamaica, 2000.
© 2000-2010 Tamara Natalie Madden

I enjoy photography tremendously. It's one of my many creative loves. I started shooting at around aged 9 when my mother began taking a class at her university. I continued throughout high school, but by the time I reached my adult years; I had to put it on the back burner--well, not really. I didn't have the proper camera, but I still shot hundreds and hundreds of pictures of everything from rocks to toes. I revisited photography again as I grew creatively. It's a part of me that I can't and won't separate from. I'm sharing some new images that I'm working on. These images deal with societal travesties. Enjoy, if you will.