SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The power of imagination can be a wonderful resource for the human being because it gives us the power to form a mental image of something that may not be present to our senses or something that has never been wholly perceived in reality. For avant-garde photographer Roger L. Maddox, imagination is the main source for creativity and offers proof of this with his stunning collection of exceptionally enhanced photos in Unique Photographs and Photographic Expressionism.

Expressionism can be conveyed through the art of photography or it can be through the art of a painter. A traditional artist expresses oneself on canvas; a photographer can use the computer screen as the canvas. A traditional artist uses paintbrushes; a photographer can use the keyboard as brushes. Although a traditional artist and a photographer use different media, both strive to accomplish the same results. Both are artists and both enjoy the euphoria they experience from their creative works of art.

The photographic images within the pages of this book are the result of such imagination and photographic expressionism. It illustrates the practice in art of seeking to depict subjective emotions and responses that the objects photographed have aroused within the photographer, the artist. The images are often described by viewers as "Bold," "Unique," and "Edgy," while one reviewer wrote of the author, "Obviously there is an artist within you."

Over fifty photographic images portray a variety of objects and subjects in a way not seen before. People who have had the opportunity of viewing the work of Roger Maddox have been extremely complimentary of the way he is able to create such unique photographic expressionism.

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About the Author

Roger Maddox has been an avid photographer for about thirty years. His first camera was one of those point and shoot fixed lens cameras. He then moved over to the SLR cameras and has been using a digital SLR camera since 2005. He turned his passion into a business after a successful career in the public sector. Even though Mr. Maddox has honed his skills as a photographer, he says there seemed to be something missing internally for him when he viewed the final results of the photographs. He began exploring abstract and photographic expressionism a few years ago. Mr. Maddox is more satisfied with his results because expressionism allows the creative side to come forth. When he looks at an object or a subject to be photographed, he goes through a thinking process. First he thinks about how interesting that object looks or does not look, then he thinks about how it could look and then the process begins of turning that image into something that has never been seen before. It has been said that Mr. Maddox certainly has a unique photographic style.

          Unique Photographs and Photographic Expressionism *
                        by Roger L. Maddox
                  Publication Date: March 12, 2009
          Picture Book; $38.49; 82 pages; 978-1-4415-0450-0
     Picture Book Hardcover; $44.99; 82 pages; 978-1-4415-0451-7

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