Dominic Chavez

Artist’s Statement

Dominic Chavez

Photography has taken me to many places over the years; my first steps were focused on developing the craft, learning to see, feel and understand the foundation of light, composition and the magic moments that define and give pictures an infinite life. It’s been important to me to unify and blend personal vision with the craft of making pictures. While expanding my understanding of the craft, I have found that the most powerful images consist of the rich details that emerge from human experience: images that breathe with feelings and emotions. This to me is the link for the viewer to become another witness.

As a photographer, I feel a responsibility to create my work with respect, concern, and the understanding that pictures are the middle voice in creating dialogue.

Biography

Dominic Chavez’ photographic career began at age 19 at The Denver Post where he freely explored his craft, interweaving creative vision, personal documentary and photojournalism. At the age of 25, The Boston Globe brought him East, where he worked until the summer of 2008.

Since 1991, Dominic has covered a wide range of domestic and international issues. He has reported from the front lines of Iraq to the war-torn streets of Angola, and the effects of the ongoing drug war in Colombia.

Presently, Dominic focuses on his true passion: bringing awareness on domestic and global health issues through his personal work. From 1999-2009 he has documented the height of the AIDS epidemic in Africa, also producing two books, one about the impact of the epidemic in Nigeria in 2006 and a second about AIDS Treatment in Africa in 2009, both in tandem with Harvard School of Public Health. His latest project was on drug-resistant tuberculosis with the World Health Organization in 2009.

Dominic has been recognized with many awards, and two most notable include the Kaiser Family Foundations’ Media Fellowship Award 2007-2008 and First Place in the Pictures of the Year International Competition, for his work during the Iraq War in 2004.

His photographs speak most eloquently of his passion and his vision, capturing the most vulnerable moments of humanity.

Dominic lives in Chelsea, Massachusetts, with his loving wife and a small collection of bonsai trees.

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