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I think of myself more as a painter then a photographer. I consider myself an abstract impressionist. I like to open and drag the camera's shutter to paint with fire, the lights of the city, or with whatever sources happen to be available. My work is shot in camera, the only things I do in photoshop are resizing, occasionally very slight color correction, and even more rarely cropping. Because of my training using film, I view the digital file more like a negative as opposed to a starting point for further digital manipulation. I'm from Union, NJ. I studied photography, film-making, and audio production at NJCU in Jersey City. After College I worked in the film industry for a number of years as an AC (Assistant Cameraman) and remote head technician in the International Cinematographers Guild (Local 600). I enjoyed the work for a while but felt a serious artistic void in my life. Now I'm concentrating more on my art, rather than being a cog in the commercial moviemaking machine. In my post film industry years I became involved in the Jersey City arts scene. I was a resident at 143 Columbus (AKA The Waterbug Hotel) and had my first post collegiate exhibition at the Lex Leonard Gallery. My Current Show Pyrology has shown first in the flatiron district at The Kora Mancini Design Studio and then at Boca Grande in the Newport section of Jersey City. Selections from Pyrology will be shown at Art house as part of JC Fridays starting on 3/2, as well as Brucenial 2012, and at SOYES also in JC. And I also have work at Ed's Salvage Co. which is located in the Mcginley square section of Jersey City. www.facebook.com/michaeldifeo

I think of myself more as a painter then a photographer. I consider myself an abstract ...