journal no. 1 : co-director's intro statement

growth and progress

I've imagined working on similar creative projects like Oculoire for years, but only recently have I been able to effectively manage and organize my ideas into an intelligible undertaking. Apart from any renewed interest in sharing our portfolios, our efforts laid out here are not intended for praise or recognition.

Ned Riley and I were fortunate enough to reconnect after college, and even more fortunate to have known each other for the past fifteen years. I wouldn't have known it then--given our Jesuit-Catholic upbringing--but soon after re-congregating with some of our closest friends, our like-minded views on aesthetics would shape and align very similar artistic goals.

Interesting, how creative temperaments seem to seek each other out.

Coffee and cigarettes were a common and quick means to air out apprehensions and dread of job complacency that often only haunts much older Washington, D.C. transplants and career chasers. An appetite for a more fulfilling environment, coupled with shared interest in travel, and an eye for re-imagining the mundane, our tangential quips over the past few years have slowly manifested as a unified concept. 

So I convinced Ned, that in between our professional and practical endeavors, our immeasurable approach to photography and art would be worth further pursuit. What was initially intended as Neo-Noir short film making endeavor has evolved into a budding creative concourse. Oculoire is more than black and white photos. Presently, it is a snapshot into our creative process.