BIOGRAPHY OF D.S.OWENS - FINE ART COLOR AND BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHER
DS, is the creator of Mind’s Eye Photography, which was started 23 yrs ago in 2001, in Aiken, SC, and he is a member of Aiken Artist Guild, Art Association of Ridge Spring, the North Augusta Artist Guild, and a Juried member in the "Arts and Heritage Center of North Augusta". And a juried member for 14 years with the "South Carolina Artisans Center", that has been designated as
"The Official Folk Art and Craft center of South Carolina" in 1998 by our state legislators,
DS, is in his Fourth career, now as a self taught photographer, after being a mechanical engineer, an automobile dealer, and a real estate broker. All during these times he was still pursuing the field of photography, that he discovered and loved during his time In the Navy during the Vietnam war. He is often referred to as a “Landscape Photographer” but has explored many other genres of photography including, Street Photography, Abstract Photography, & Travel Photography, but now is devoting his camera lens to primarily shooting whatever captures his eye, and this love of just creating the image is what really motivates him to continue the quest to capture a moment in time. He believes that the “Art Of Seeing” is the key ingredient of any good photographer, and also believes that this ability can be learned.
He has been honored with winning 81 awards, and has been selected 4 times for the “Artist- In-Residence”
program by the South Carolina State Parks. His work is on permanent display at the Aiken County Government Building and plus works now at the "Aiken Center For Recovery" as of Nov. 2022, and four South Carolina State Parks, plus many private collections, also, he has been published both in the US and internationally.
"The Official Folk Art and Craft center of South Carolina" in 1998 by our state legislators,
DS, is in his Fourth career, now as a self taught photographer, after being a mechanical engineer, an automobile dealer, and a real estate broker. All during these times he was still pursuing the field of photography, that he discovered and loved during his time In the Navy during the Vietnam war. He is often referred to as a “Landscape Photographer” but has explored many other genres of photography including, Street Photography, Abstract Photography, & Travel Photography, but now is devoting his camera lens to primarily shooting whatever captures his eye, and this love of just creating the image is what really motivates him to continue the quest to capture a moment in time. He believes that the “Art Of Seeing” is the key ingredient of any good photographer, and also believes that this ability can be learned.
He has been honored with winning 81 awards, and has been selected 4 times for the “Artist- In-Residence”
program by the South Carolina State Parks. His work is on permanent display at the Aiken County Government Building and plus works now at the "Aiken Center For Recovery" as of Nov. 2022, and four South Carolina State Parks, plus many private collections, also, he has been published both in the US and internationally.
"NOBODY SEE THE WORLD THE SAME AS YOU DO"
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