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The Flying Dutchman
(Tom Groot)
166 Keewatin Drive
Grafton, Ontario
Canada K0K 2G0

Phone: (905) 349-3896
photos@flying-dutchman.ca

Artist's Statement

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The evolution of photography during the course of the years since I took this photo of myself at age 2 (with a little help from my father) has been remarkable. From film to digital imaging, the world has seen changes no one could ever have imagined.

Having embraced Macintosh computers long before digital cameras were on my mind (or in my life), I soon discovered how joyfully compatible these two seemingly disparate elements were and how essential each was to become to the other. This was my “eureka” moment.

Works of art, in whatever form they may take, are expressions of the artist. What an artist sees and how he captures or depicts what he sees says as much about an individual as anything he might write. Every artist aspires to communicate through his work the emotions that led to its creation; emotions so shared can be significant.

I hope you can see from my work why I do what I do.
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