Artist\u2019s Statement<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Familiarity can blind us to the beauty around us. After decades living in one area it is easy to take for granted; even in a place like Saint John with an abundance of interesting geography and architecture. I become much more aware when I pick up a camera and go for a walk. I can be filled with wonder at the success of wild flowers in an urban environment, or the mysteries hidden in our iconic fog. It\u2019s fun to find a visual puzzle. I can be thrilled by an unexpected reflection, the light of a sunrise, or the power of a winter storm. These pictures are an attempt to share that wonder and thrill with you.<\/p>\n Biography<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n I have lived since birth in Saint John, and attended Saint John High School 1960-64. It was here that I began my lifelong love of photography. I bought a camera for a biology project, took pictures of the drama productions and for the yearbook. I built a darkroom in my grandmother\u2019s basement. With Ian MacEachern, I photographed Rothesay Playhouse productions every week of their summer theatre season. The playhouse used the photos on their posters, and the actors, local and\u00a0 <\/span>from New York, used them in their portfolios. I have been making photographs ever since.<\/p>\n Photography has always been most satisfying for me when I can take the process from capture to print, from start to finish. The loss of my darkroom did dampen my enthusiasm for a while, but photography remained an important hobby.<\/p>\n I bought my first digital camera in 2001. The digital revolution meant I could forgo basement darkrooms and smelly chemicals, and bring the processing to my desktop computer \u2013 no late night cleanup. These changes sparked a revival in my photographic activity and I had my first 21st century show of digital photographs at Klausen\u2019s gallery in April 2002. Raising a family, working, and building a business takes time and focus. After retiring in 2014, I found that I was able to spend more time and energy in photography.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Where I Live Artist\u2019s Statement Familiarity can blind us to the beauty around us. After decades living in one area it is easy to take for granted; even in a place like Saint John with an abundance of interesting geography and architecture. I become much more aware when I pick up a camera and go<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonathanselig.com\/sjac-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonathanselig.com\/sjac-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonathanselig.com\/sjac-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonathanselig.com\/sjac-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonathanselig.com\/sjac-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3247"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/jonathanselig.com\/sjac-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3247\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3249,"href":"https:\/\/jonathanselig.com\/sjac-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3247\/revisions\/3249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonathanselig.com\/sjac-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonathanselig.com\/sjac-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonathanselig.com\/sjac-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}