Context

Written by Dan Depew. Posted on August 22, 2010. Filed under Uncategorized. 34 Comments.
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The concept or story behind an image changes everything. Anyone who enjoys photography, or art in general, knows this. An image of a young girl riding a bike in Uganda changes when you realize her leg has been amputated. As a photographer, it’s the story that motivates you to take pictures. I think this is [...]

Rochester

Written by Dan Depew. Posted on July 7, 2010. Filed under Uncategorized. 25 Comments.
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I don’t update my blog very often. So, after six post-less months I’ve decided to post some images I’ve taken and the stories behind them. I’d like to first share the photos above. My sister Renee is an incredibly strong human being. Around Renee’s 18th birthday she was diagnosed with cancer. Renee and I moved [...]

Help Portrait

Written by Dan Depew. Posted on December 27, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized. 2 Comments.
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Happy Holidays everyone! I’ve been traveling and I haven’t had a chance to post anything from early December. On Saturday, December 12th was Jeremy Cowart‘s Help Portrait project (help-portrait.com). The project asked photographers around the world to give back to their local communities by taking portraits of those in need. We set up some seamless paper and lights [...]

Hello World.

Written by Dan Depew. Posted on November 22, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized. 2 Comments.
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It’s been a busy year. The new website went up last month and this is my first post on the new blog. I’m new to WordPress, so you’ll likely see this blog change several times over the next couple months. This blog was started with the intent of shameless self-promotion occasional news updates and some [...]