brokenfotografy

2006-08-14T01:47:00.000-07:00

I'M MOVIN' ON...

Hello everybody,

BROKENFOTOGRAFY was set up so that I could share my photos with whomever wanted to see them. To those of you who have taken the time to visit, I sincerely thank you, for without viewers my photos would only be personal memories of an incredible opportunity. But through you I was able to unleash them on the world. Now, in an attempt to elevate my game, I have moved on, taking my photos with me. My work can now be seen at the following address:

www.artmajeur.com/slebovits

I welcome you all back, as well, I would like to extend a warm invitation to anyone else whose curiosity is piqued.

Thanks for your continued support. U all rok!

Lots of love,

Stephen Lebovits

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Here We Go!

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Why 'brokenfotografy'?

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The purpose of 'brokenfotografy' is to enable me to share my photos with others, whomever you may be.

I chose ‘brokenfotografy’ quite simply because a ‘break’ can mean many things:

- to disobey a rule or law
- to escape from restraint
- to happen to turn out in a particular way
- discontinuity in something, and/or
- an unexpected opportunity that allows achievement.

So I thought to myself, yeah, I ‘break’ a lot don’t I?

One of my more memorable breaks was in the summer of 1991. I ‘broke away from' Montreal and ran free and amok across Europe with some friends. Upon returning I had ‘broken from' my past for no longer was I myopically local, but broadmindedly global instead. And the rest of my life has followed suit.

I 'broke away from' my old friends, making new ones and living a party-fuelled existence, all the while learning more and more about myself, slowly fanning the embers of my creativity.

Then I 'broke with' tradition, and married a Chinese woman, instead of someone Jewish. Hannah is supremely awesome - and I love her very, very much!

Then I 'broke away from' my family and went to live in Southern California for more than 4 years, while my wife lived & worked in Tokyo.

Now we are living in Tokyo, together, and 'breaking' all the tightly held stereotypes of what it means to be married. Hannah works and I clean, do laundry and take out the garbage… it's no problem and I enjoy it! I am free to explore and pursue a variety of interests, including photography, writing, editing, proofreading, acting and modeling.

So, it stands to reason that if I ‘break’ so often, then I must also have a ‘broken’ way of seeing the world, and my place in it.

And thus we come to full circle, back to 'brokenfotografy.'

I was given my first 35mm SLR many years ago, and it pained me to learn how to use it properly. Now, so many years later, I understand the theory but putting it into practice still sometimes bewilders & frustrates me. So, again I decided to 'break' the rules, and just shoot and shoot and shoot… and see what fruits my labours will bear.

I am not a pro. I am merely a person, armed with a portable visual recording device, who has been given the opportunity to wander around Tokyo, and its environs, searching for interesting subject matter. I hope I have found some. I suspect that I have.

So please enjoy my 'brokenfotos'. Comments (+/-) are always welcome.

Sincerely & respectfully,

Stephen Lebovits
Montreal-San Diego-Tokyo-???