Proposal for Final Project
I met Stephan Dirado last fall here at UNH when his some of his photographs were in the museum. He gave a talk in the big lecture hall, and it was probably the most well attended artist talk that I’ve been to here. I was struck right away his easy manner, he seemed utterly comfortable in his skin, and when he talked to the room about his life as a photographer, it was like he was talking to a room full of old friends. This easy and comfortable way of being made an impression on me, and when I saw Dirado in Philbrook dining hall after his talk I approached him to thank him for the talk and express my enthusiasm for his photographs. When I introduced myself he made me feel as if it was an honor for him to meet me , as if I was the accomplished artist and he the doting college art student. It was quite remarkable, and I went away from the conversation feeling uplifted. Dirado must have this effect on many people, for most of his photographs are very intimate portraits which would ...