The Art of the Personal Project is a crucial element to let potential buyers see how you think creatively on your own. I am drawn to personal projects that have an interesting vision or that show something I have never seen before. In this thread, I’ll include a link to each personal project with the artist statement so you can see more of the project. Please note: This thread is not affiliated with any company; I’m just featuring projects that I find. Please DO NOT send me your work. I do not take submissions.
Today’s featured artist: Aaron Dougherty
Valeri Crenshaw is a friend who has camels. She keeps them on her family’s farm near Manhattan, Kansas where her father lives and raises cattle.
I can only scratch the very surface of her story, so I’ll stick to what very little I know.
She and her family in different combinations have traveled to some of the most exotic locations imaginable. I am aware of Bhutan, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, India, Pakistan, Egypt — and France. She’s been to these places with her husband Kyle, and/or Father Roy, and/or on her own. She’s attended and/or organized camel fairs and camel excursions all over the world.
She currently holds the title Secretary General for the North American Camel Ranch Owners Association and was named Vice President of the American Camel Sports Association by her host at an event in Pakistan, where she represented at a televised event before a crowd of thousands.
I love to travel, though the most exotic I can claim is 24 hours on the ground in Tangier. So, when the opportunity to document her first annual Midwest Camel Fair came up (co-presented with Doug Baum of Texas), I didn’t hesitate. I was able to vicariously enjoy a tiny fraction of her adventure without having to get any visas or inoculations. My goal was simply to do the event visual justice and capture at least some of the spirit of the day.
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APE contributor Suzanne Sease currently works as a consultant for photographers and illustrators around the world. She has been involved in the photography and illustration advertising and in-house corporate industry for decades. After establishing the art-buying department at The Martin Agency, then working for Kaplan-Thaler, Capital One, Best Buy and numerous smaller agencies and companies, she decided to be a consultant in 1999. Follow her at @SuzanneSease. Instagram
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