I spent nearly half of a century working as a civil engineer and designing buildings was one of the tasks I particularly enjoyed. My career as a civil engineer allowed me to become a photographer, but more than that, an artist free from the one constraint that makes being an artist so difficult -- trying to earn a living as an artist. I have incredible empathy and respect for photographers and artists struggling to put food on their tables, to keep a roof over their heads, and to be present with their families. Some of the greatest artists and photographers in the world lived in abject poverty and struggled throughout their lives.
Because I am free to do whatever I want as an artist, I am trying to use this opportunity to allow everyone who might see my photographs or read my words to stop and think about life, to ponder the wonders of creation, and to see beyond the shallowness of day-to-day events that are almost entirely focused on negativity and hate -- to see the light in an increasingly dark world and to maintain hope, because a light shines brightest in the darkest moments.
New Harmony, IN
2024
© James Rice, All Rights Reserved
I spent nearly half of a century working as a civil engineer and designing buildings was one of the tasks I particularly enjoyed. My career as a civil engineer allowed me to become a photographer, but more than that, an artist free from the one constraint that makes being an artist so difficult -- trying to earn a living as an artist. I have incredible empathy and respect for photographers and artists struggling to put food on their tables, to keep a roof over their heads, and to be present with their families. Some of the greatest artists and photographers in the world lived in abject poverty and struggled throughout their lives.
Because I am free to do whatever I want as an artist, I am trying to use this opportunity to allow everyone who might see my photographs or read my words to stop and think about life, to ponder the wonders of creation, and to see beyond the shallowness of day-to-day events that are almost entirely focused on negativity and hate -- to see the light in an increasingly dark world and to maintain hope, because a light shines brightest in the darkest moments.
New Harmony, IN
2024
© James Rice, All Rights Reserved