"When I create a photograph, I'm not thinking about what the final result will be or how others will interpret the image. I'm searching for a composition, subject, or perspective that resonates with me. When a viewer sees something in my image beyond their reality, I feel like I've opened a door for them to make it their own. Maybe they're seeing something mundane in a new way, or finding beauty in an object or landscape that wouldn't normally be considered beautiful. When that happens, and our reactions lead others to see something new - even if it's not in exactly the same way we see it - a connection is formed. It doesn't always happen, but I feel a greater sense of purpose to my work when it does."

-Kerry Sherck

"While channeling Degas, O'Keefe exclaimed, 'Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.' This statement gets me wondering about the open-endedness'of its terms. She seems to refer to perception, rather than sight. To make others see is a moment of perceptual shift that happens when three conditions - time, place, and audience - come together. At the right time, in the right place, and to the right audience there is potential for an object or an action to change what others see. A painter does not hold any advantage over a basketball player, nor does clay or marble over AstroTurf or Jell-O. It is all about placing the right elements in a context that offers a new perspective to its audience... what you make others see."

-Mitchell Marti