Stumbled on your things last week and keep coming back. Your eyes see in their own way. So when you select a picture to take, it becomes a place in your idea. You then take that good good picture and make it better. Somehow by smudging detail you sharpen clarity. Your eyes work hard, they your tool to show us your … Read more

Stumbled on your things last week and keep coming back. Your eyes see in their own way. So when you select a picture to take, it becomes a place in your idea. You then take that good good picture and make it better. Somehow by smudging detail you sharpen clarity. Your eyes work hard, they your tool to show us your idea. You like people. But not that much. People lost in space. Even your Favourites show us how your eyes see. Photos I seen before and passed, now get more respect, I see what I missed before. Your eyes showed me. And so many many Favourites. Looking at your Favourites is as fun as looking at your photos but more optimistic. Your eyes work hard. I feel your idea has great importance.

Ron Diorio's photographs are like no one else's in Utata -- or like those of no other photographer I know, for that matter. His consistent vision and technique produce painterly visions of everyday street life, distilling the complexity of life to its formal, emotional core. You cannot immerse yourself in av_producer's… Read more

Ron Diorio's photographs are like no one else's in Utata -- or like those of no other photographer I know, for that matter. His consistent vision and technique produce painterly visions of everyday street life, distilling the complexity of life to its formal, emotional core. You cannot immerse yourself in av_producer's image-world without returning to your own and seeing its essence differently; few of us can hope to claim that.

This is what I wrote about him in an interview with a magazine. "He has a very different style to photography perhaps more of an art…I am unable to define my reason for liking his works. They are all street photography and that’s something I have a passion for. This is perhaps the kind of work I might not do myself… Read more

This is what I wrote about him in an interview with a magazine. "He has a very different style to photography perhaps more of an art…I am unable to define my reason for liking his works. They are all street photography and that’s something I have a passion for. This is perhaps the kind of work I might not do myself but I appreciate his work a lot. "

I used to see Ron's master artistry all the time on Fotolog before I jumped ship (well, actually, that part of the deck fell apart, but that's another story); his work really influenced how I saw myself as an artist and a particularly digital photographer. His beautiful, thought-provoking work speaks for itself, but w… Read more

I used to see Ron's master artistry all the time on Fotolog before I jumped ship (well, actually, that part of the deck fell apart, but that's another story); his work really influenced how I saw myself as an artist and a particularly digital photographer. His beautiful, thought-provoking work speaks for itself, but what it may not tell you is how encouraging Ron is to other artists. Ron, I appreciate you.

All his style is impressive of doing photos. They have a lot of force and they are provided, the photos, with an original and curious form of expression. I believe that it has been right in his way towards the photographic art. We see personages almost without face, as persons bogeys, but that fit perfectly with the ex… Read more

All his style is impressive of doing photos. They have a lot of force and they are provided, the photos, with an original and curious form of expression. I believe that it has been right in his way towards the photographic art. We see personages almost without face, as persons bogeys, but that fit perfectly with the expressiveness. Big photographer.

This is a truly unique body of work which holds so much truth and feeling. You seem able to capture very small moments of time and transform them into everlasting statements on the human phsyci. Each picture has its own story and stands by itself as such, but as I view more images, I find that a story seems to unfol… Read more

This is a truly unique body of work which holds so much truth and feeling. You seem able to capture very small moments of time and transform them into everlasting statements on the human phsyci. Each picture has its own story and stands by itself as such, but as I view more images, I find that a story seems to unfold about the photographer too. Your sensitivity to the human condition is beautiful.

I think it is fair to say that Ron's work is what got me into digital imaging. I first came across it on fotolog. At the time I was trying to restore some slides and toying with some image processing software. Seeing Ron's work made me realise that here was the potential for more than distortion - here was Art - in eve… Read more

I think it is fair to say that Ron's work is what got me into digital imaging. I first came across it on fotolog. At the time I was trying to restore some slides and toying with some image processing software. Seeing Ron's work made me realise that here was the potential for more than distortion - here was Art - in every sense of the word. The comparison is often made with Hopper - I've done it myself. I think though that does Ron a disservice. His work is unique - each image seeing the world afresh, consistent in style without endlessly reworking the same thing and always unmistakeably his own.

Who knew? I work with Ron, including very closely for several years, without really knowing much about his photography until Flickr came up in conversation the other day. And so I had no idea such talent lurked behind that easy smile. It's like that weird feeling you get when you find out some American icon is Canad… Read more

Who knew? I work with Ron, including very closely for several years, without really knowing much about his photography until Flickr came up in conversation the other day. And so I had no idea such talent lurked behind that easy smile. It's like that weird feeling you get when you find out some American icon is Canadian, or a good friend can speak Swahili and you never knew. For most people, a photo is a moment in time, frozen. Ron's photos, though, have a beginning, a middle and an end. Each is a story, in which the photographer and the viewer are taking part too. Each one I look at, I want to know how it turns out.

It would be a disservice to say that Ron has tremendous technique and wows the viewer, because this is only a small part of his work's appeal. It’s my impression that he cares first and foremost about the initial capture and the feeling behind it, and I sense that only if there’s something universal in that image does… Read more

It would be a disservice to say that Ron has tremendous technique and wows the viewer, because this is only a small part of his work's appeal. It’s my impression that he cares first and foremost about the initial capture and the feeling behind it, and I sense that only if there’s something universal in that image does he take it upon himself to draw out the essence, the very heart of the experience, for the viewer...with a very distinctive style. So, while being uniquely individual...his images appeal at a universal level. That’s just part of the paradox and intrigue: the rest really can’t be put into words at all but is certainly there to experience. Slideshow mode is a great way to get to know this man's work. The stunning images just roll one after another.

a while ago i was on the fence about your post-processing for maybe a day or two.. i came back to it on the second day, and stopped. Then something clicked because i swear i've experienced a similar feeling before. Then it hit. Hopper. Hopper treated the subjects similarly to how you use them, except he could paint th… Read more

a while ago i was on the fence about your post-processing for maybe a day or two.. i came back to it on the second day, and stopped. Then something clicked because i swear i've experienced a similar feeling before. Then it hit. Hopper. Hopper treated the subjects similarly to how you use them, except he could paint them how he see fit and remove any elements to the image that made it too busy. This is why you use the post-processing, to help bring out the pure element of the image. They may not be clear, but we don't need them to be. We see the image and place the details into it. I refer to hopper, but this is most definitely not an imitation or a rip of style. You have your own style, and to me it was a bit abrasive because my dislike for too much post-processing. I'd love to see these printed on canvas in large scale.

Ron is a poet with light and a visionary artist. His 'voice' has been calm and steady since i first met his art in the Fotolog days. His treatment of people in various walks of life and a multitude of complexities is both personal and universal. Every time i see his name under a thumbnail i can't wait to see what … Read more

Ron is a poet with light and a visionary artist. His 'voice' has been calm and steady since i first met his art in the Fotolog days. His treatment of people in various walks of life and a multitude of complexities is both personal and universal. Every time i see his name under a thumbnail i can't wait to see what aspect of someone's life he's peeked into.

I was first introduced to Ron's work on Fotolog. I feel it's beyond definition. And that's a good thing. He takes the grit and grime of daily life and turns it into an art form of subdued edges and subtle tones. The streets, the subways, the human condition itself...it all appears so much more striking from av's palett… Read more

I was first introduced to Ron's work on Fotolog. I feel it's beyond definition. And that's a good thing. He takes the grit and grime of daily life and turns it into an art form of subdued edges and subtle tones. The streets, the subways, the human condition itself...it all appears so much more striking from av's palette. Indeed, he knows that the fuzzy details make one think and perceive the world with a deeper creative eye than those in crystal clear focus. With that, we are left to decide what it all means to us, personally. What more can you ask of media? I doubt you'll see anything else like it around.