Today we’d like to introduce you to Steve Hinds.
Every artist has a unique story. Can you briefly walk us through yours?
Once upon a time, a kid liked to take pictures of sunsets and nature scenes. His father encouraged him, helping him build a dark room under the basement stairs. When the young man was having trouble deciding on a higher education path, his parents suggested photo school, so he’d have something to fall back on. Decades later, he still hasn’t decided what he wants to do, so he continues to be a photographer. The moral of this story? If you want to be a photographer, marry someone with a good job who has insurance.
Please tell us about your art.
I’ve never considered myself an artist, per se. I make photographic images. My personal way of seeing the world through a camera, my vision if you will, is similar to all visual artists in that it comes from within no matter the subject matter. I’ve photographed just about everything you can think of at one time or another but settled into architectural work. My path has been guided by my desire to wear shorts to work and by making the most of opportunities as they’ve presented themselves. Artistic ability is within us all as children; some of us just don’t grow up as we mature.
What do you think about conditions for artists today? Has life become easier or harder for artists in recent years? What can cities like ours do to encourage and help art and artists thrive?
Being an artist, or surviving doing any number of “commercial” artist jobs has always been a difficult proposition. If you want security, become an accountant. If you are looking for validation of your abilities, therapy would be my suggestion. Our digital world makes it both easier and harder at the same time. Overall, I’d say it’s more difficult to turn your art into a long term, successful career now than it was previously. The constant has always been the same: you really have to want to do art, to the extent that you allow yourself no other options. Developing a thick skin helps and you have to get some lucky breaks. Oh, and don’t pay $100k for a photography degree. Go to Vegas with that money, you’ll get better odds.
How or where can people see your work? How can people support your work?
You can see some of what I do for work at my website, www.stevehinds.com. My commercial work is almost always unattributed, but you’ll see it on websites for hotels, apartment communities, and my architectural clients’ sites.
Most of what I do for personal work remains just that – personal. As for supporting my artwork – small, non-sequential unmarked bills in envelopes without a return address is preferred.
Contact Info:
- Address: 3824 Cedar Springs Road
Dallas, TX 75219 - Website: www.stevehinds.com
- Phone: 12146382210
- Email: shinds@stevehinds.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stevehindsphotography/
Getty Museum
Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Seattle Public Library
Image Credit:
All images ©Steve Hinds, Inc.
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