Reveling
Anna and Grace for a mid-century photo shoot in “Summertime Cottage.”
By Luke Madden ’12
With increasing access to technology on a consumer level, specifically recording technology, the ability to capture moments has never been easier. How do we distinguish between which moments to share and which are better left undocumented?
I am convinced that the answer to this will always be changing as technology continues to evolve, as does our reliance on it. In the years between my education at College of the Atlantic in visual media and my writing this sentence, my opinions have been altered many times.
I have been asked how I would categorize my visual media work, and my answer is constantly shifting. In my photography I am drawn to quiet moments. My father has been a photographer throughout my life and I see much of him in myself and much of his photographic style in my own. His images often show scenes or details that may be easily passed by, but on further inspection are worth pausing for. The way light hits ice on birch branches; the dying light on snow-dusted mountains; the inexplicable presence of the color purple on a grassy hill in the afternoon. I strive to capture moments that are worth stopping for and reveling in.
LUKE MADDEN ’12 was born and raised in the hills of western Massachusetts. His passion for photography was realized during his high school years, as he spent countless hours exploring abandoned buildings (amazingly without injury). In his first class with T.A. Cox Chair in Studio Arts Nancy Andrews, he was introduced to video production, editing, and, most notably, the complexities of storytelling and audience. Following his time at COA, Madden launched into the art world, working for Marion Boulton “Kippy” Stroud at The Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia, which Stroud founded. Over the years, Madden has lived in and worked across New England, Florida, and The Bahamas, capturing a diverse array of educational and environmentally focused projects, from the ocean floor to the peaks of the Swiss Alps. This spring, he begins a new role as multimedia specialist at Jackson Laboratories in Bar Harbor.
Waterfall in Northern Iceland in the fall.
