Randy Snook: Recently Added Galleries and Collections

Ice Patterns

rsnook@surewest.net (Randy Snook) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:32:40 GMT

]]>These photographs were all taken in December 2011 along the Little Truckee River near Truckee, California. The temperature was hovering around 20 degrees while I wore a pair of rubber boots and waded through the edge of the river searching for patterns of ice floating at the waters edge and covering the plants there as well.

Four Months

rsnook@surewest.net (Randy Snook) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:47:18 GMT

]]>This project is an investigation into the verisimilitude of photography. Specifically, I wanted to know, "Can my photographs reveal the truth of who my daughter, Lauren, is?" It was easier to pose the question, but answering it has been much more difficult. The following images can never fully reveal the truth of who she is because you cannot hear her laugh, touch her face or know her the way that a father or loved one can. In spite of this, when I look at some of the photographs I have produce of Lauren, I do think to myself, "Yes, that is Lauren! That is who she is."

These photographs were taken in the fall of 2005, during the fall semester of her senior year in high school. Each day I took a photograph on an 8x10 view camera, yielding an 8x10 negative that I would then hand to Lauren to either write or draw on as she wished, with no input or interference from me.

Fathers & Sons

rsnook@surewest.net (Randy Snook) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:44:18 GMT

]]>Fathers & Sons
photographs, quotes and essays

Inspired by the words of W. Eugene Smith on the power of photography and a developing awareness of the importance of the relationship between fathers and sons, Randy Snook embarked on a project to photograph this valuable but often overlooked relationship. The result was the publication of "Fathers & Sons" in 1998. Though the book was a success, it is no longer being published and is currently only available directly from the author.

Hmong Proverbs

rsnook@surewest.net (Randy Snook) — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 05:45:20 GMT

]]>Many Ideas Open The Way: a collection of Hmong Proverbs

From witticisms about family members to how to behave in politics, the twenty Hmong proverbs gathered in this book reflect the many facets of Hmong culture that have thrived throughout the years. These sayings give readers insight into the way of the Hmong people, where wisdom and personal relationships are central. Each proverb is presented in its original Hmong language and also translated into English and accompanied by a photographic illustration of the proverb. Published in 2003, this book has recently gone out of print, though a reprinting the book is currently being explored.

Imagining Life & Death

rsnook@surewest.net (Randy Snook) — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 05:29:05 GMT

]]>Imagining Life & Death

Imagining Life & Death is a project in which subjects are engaged in different forms of dialogue and interaction in an attempt to facilitate a search for answers to questions regarding the meaning of life, the existence of God, and whether there is life after death. The visual works created from this discourse include still photographs, videos, fake obituaries and photo/sculptural works.

Cambodia

rsnook@surewest.net (Randy Snook) — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 18:12:39 GMT

]]>Agape International Missions
Agape Restoration Center

One of the great tragedies in the world is the trafficking of children for the purpose of sexual exploitation. At the center of this problem is the country of Cambodia. Randy has traveled there three times over the last six years documenting the systemic issues contributing to this tragedy as well as working with Agape Restoration Center, which is devoted to the rehabilitation of children rescued from sexual slavery in Cambodia. For more information, please visit http://agapewebsite.org