Randy Bacon

Background

About Randy Bacon

ARTIST STATEMENT: It​ ​is​ ​hard​ ​for​ ​me​ ​to​ ​imagine​ ​(and​ ​even​ ​admit)​ ​that​ ​I​ ​have​ ​been​ ​exploring​ ​the​ ​art​ ​of​photography​ ​for​ ​over​ ​three​ ​decades.​ ​Yet,​ ​here​ ​I​ ​am​ ​today,​ ​mesmerized​ ​by photography​, ​just like​​ ​when​ ​I​ ​got​ ​my​ ​first​​ ​camera​ ​at​ ​age​ ​fifteen.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​a​ ​love​ ​affair​ ​that has​ ​not​ ​only​ ​endured​ ​the​ ​test​ ​of​ ​time,​ ​but​ ​has​ ​grown​ ​to​ ​be​ ​an​ ​essential​ ​part​ ​of​ ​my​ ​being​. As​ ​a​ photographer-filmmaker,​ ​I​ ​have​ ​been​ ​intrigued​ ​by​ ​the​ ​fact​ ​each​ ​and every​ ​person​ ​is​ ​a one-of-a-kind original - a ​never​ ​before​ ​created​ ​miracle.​​ ​This​ ​simple,​ ​yet​ ​complex truth,​ ​​"we are ALL original miracles"​ ​is​ ​the​ ​creative​ ​seed​ ​that​​ ​flames ​my​ ​passion​ ​for​ ​photography​ ​and​ ​represents the​ ​connecting​ ​thread​ ​with​ ​all​ ​of​ ​my​ ​work. Over​ ​the​ ​years,​ ​I​ ​have​ ​photographed​ ​thousands​ ​upon​ ​thousands​ ​of​ ​people,​ ​across​ ​America​ ​and around​ ​the​ ​world,​ ​propelled​ ​by​ ​an​ ​infinite​ ​fascination​ ​and​ ​commitment​ ​as​ ​a​ ​photographic artist​ ​to​ ​capture the​ ​miracle​ ​of​ ​each​ ​person​ ​-​ ​the​ ​'ones'​ ​on​ ​this​ ​planet​ ​of​ ​over​ ​7​ ​billion.​ ​No​ ​matter​ ​the​ ​walk​ ​of​ ​life,​ I am finding that after all of these many years, of tending to my relationship between me and this thing called a camera that I am driven more and more by the important and inspiring stories of each and every ‘one’. Stories that impact, empower and heal lives. Stories filled with raw, unfiltered truth that are interweaved with compassion, love, hope, wisdom and strength that punch people in the heart, creating change and understanding within our world. So​ ​here I am, decades​ ​into​ ​this​ ​thing​ ​called​ ​photography and it is​ ​sacred to me - it is my lifeblood. It is through the camera lens that I also fell in love with humanity, my heart on fire to wreck lives (in a really good way).