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“Life Out of Balance”, a perfect description of our current state of affairs
Climate
26 February 2024
“Life Out of Balance”, a perfect description of our current state of affairs
The Hopi word for “life out of balance” is Koyaanisqatsi. This was a film directed by Godfrey Reggio and released in late 2004 (created between 1975 and 1982). I was immediately enthralled by the imagery and music (by Phillip Glass).I feel that “Life Out of Balance” is a perfect description…
The Shape of Memory
Other stories
30 July 2023
The Shape of Memory
Father's Tools as NM Monuments. After my father's passing I photographed all of his tools and blended them in Photoshop with his property in Missouri imbuing each tool with a memory of Missouri.
Denver Celebrates Month of Photography
Event
2 March 2023
Denver Celebrates Month of Photography
I am so pleased to hear today that my photo, “Breakwater” is to be exhibited at the Night Lights Denver Celebrates Month of Photography. My photo will be digitally projected on to the Daniels and Fisher Clocktower for the Month of Photography Denver Festival. Digital Projection Exhibition Dates: March 1…
Belonging to a Former Time
One Photo Story
2 October 2022
Belonging to a Former Time
30/09/2022 Santa Fe United States This is from my Mid+West series. This photo is a photomontage of Northern New Mexico with Southern Illinois. (A visual essay on adaptation and acceptance in relocation/immigration and migration) Some say we are all immigrants but many indigenous people have lived in one location for…
Alone, Searching for Meaning
One Photo Story
22 July 2020
Alone, Searching for Meaning
Here is a new addition to my Mid+West series with a nod to our current situation of staying at home.
Mid + West (A visual essay on adaptation and acceptance in relocation/immigration and migration)
Surrealism
6 September 2019
Mid + West (A visual essay on adaptation and acceptance in relocation/immigration and migration)
A visual essay on adaptation and acceptance in relocation/immigration and migration. Here I am blending two disparate landscapes where I recently resided.
Unexpected Geology; Ancient Voices
Surrealism
23 March 2018
Unexpected Geology; Ancient Voices
In this series I am exploring the realm of one’s environmental surroundings, how that is absorbed into one’s psyche and how this changes through relocations.
Ellen Jantzen Wins IPA’s Special Photographer of the Year Award
International Photography Awards
6 November 2017
Ellen Jantzen Wins IPA’s Special Photographer of the Year Award
A new environment can bring both delight and a fear of the unknown. How does one grow into feeling at home? In this series I am exploring the realm of one’s environmental