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B. Calvin Coloma / Deerstop BioIsolation, innovative, experimental, humorous are few of the words that describe my work. From staging a scene to capturing an unrehearsed moment in its essence I have found photography to be my mode of communicating themes and ideas as a way of understanding the world around me. I have received many awards and have showcased my work in collective shows.Before photography, I initially studied architecture at Woodbury University. I embarked on a four-year detour into the US Air Force as a fire fighter in Northern California to ultimately obtain the GI Bill to further my studies in architecture. While in the military, I purchased my first camera, a Canon EOS1, and enrolled in a B&W class at UC Berkeley. Learning the basics of B&W film photography and darkroom printing, I warmed up to my SLR & reveled in the idea of documentation through imagery. After an Honorable Discharge from the Air Force I re-enrolled into architecture only to leave that discipline after the completion of my second year. I decided to travel Europe with camera in hand. Relocating back to my hometown of Los Angeles, I took photo imagery more seriously and completed the photography program at Santa Monica College, concentrating on fashion. Since then I have been exploring the possibilities of narratives and story telling and more recently, the re-introduction of film photography into my current work. I once had a dream that I had a gallery show where all the guests were deer. my work mounted on the walls were like bright lights; mesmerizing and absorbing, resulting in "deer in headlights." the show was called deerstop. I quite like the analogy of my photography taking an affect on people.I divide my time between Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
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