Nikki Isham, Oddity

I remember times in my life as momentary flashes, I see things that I would have preferred not to see at all - the image, the moment has been forever burned into the visionary collective of my brain.  When I remember something, the scene plays in my head like a sequence.  Some call it a photographic memory.  Either way, this strange sort of thinking led me to grow into an image saver, a video artist, a bit of a manipulator, and as of now, a philosopher. 

I remember wanting to be able to accurately describe to someone something truly amazing, to advocate for a feeling or a belief.  To SAY SOMETHING in a way that could make eyes open and ears listen. The things that inspire me to take photographs are the moments.  Sometimes everything just seems to fall into place with the natural photography that I do.  A lot of times my intentions for digital manipulation inspires me to take photos of things that I can “play” with on the computer.  Other times with the digital manipulation, I am looking for something specific.  Most of the time, I just get into the mode where everything that is around me is jumping out at me: colors, people, moments, everything. 

I travel around all over with my camera and just take pictures.  When I look at them on the computer later, I get excited because I remember exactly why I took the picture, what I may have been feeling.  I remember almost everything about them.  So unless I am looking for something specific, my influences are everywhere and scattered about everywhere I look.
April, 2006