About

Your name is? My name is Andrew Bruce.

Where were you born? I was born in New York, New York. 

How many brothers and sisters do you have? I have two younger half sisters and one younger half-brother.

What language do you speak at home? The language that I speak is english. 
What are your career goals?

What do you see yourself doing in five years? In five years I see myself hopefully working in journalism or marketing. That, and a father to my adorable daughter. 

Who do you know, other than a teacher, who has gone to college for art? Yes, My father and mother both went to Columbia for film.  The younger of my two sisters is an arts and sciences major as well. She is currently working on her PhD in sociology. 

What are you are most proud of? What I am most proud of is my 15 month old daughter. 

What do you enjoy doing in your free time? What I do in my free time is read, watch Family Guy and American Dad, and play with my daughter. My most favorite activity to do in my free time beside photograph is writing.   

Why did you enroll in this course? I enrolled in this course because I love photography, and I wanted to learn more about digital photography after taking digital photography 1.

Who are the photographers that you are most interested in right now? The photographer that I am most interested right now is Eugene Richards. The way he captures humanity in all of its gorgeous ugliness is breath-taking, and I’m fascinated. 

My ideal job would be? My ideal job would be in journalism as a journalist. 

Three adjectives others might use to describe me are? Three adjectives others would use to describe me would be silly, creative, and smart. 

This 12×9 photo is from Eugene Richards’ book “The Gun and Knife Club”. It was a serial for life magazine documenting his exploration of emergency room medicine. This photo I find intriguing because of the moment in time it captures. The patent on the table, shirtless and obviously in a tremendous amount of pain. The doctors, nurses, and paramedics that surround him, and the hands touching his wound. It feels chaotic, emotional, terrifying, exasperating, and yet thrilling. Looking at this photo makes me question how I would react, would I be able to take the pain? Would I be able to help someone in that much pain?

This is a 12×9 photo from Eugene Richards’ book” Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue”. That book is Eugene Richards’ in-depth look at three trouble communities: East New York; North Philadelphia; and the Red Hook Projects of Brooklyn New York. This photo seeps of emptiness, and craving. The photo presents the suffering required in the search for escape.

This is another 12×9 photo from the book Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue. The paranoia, insanity and fear that bleeds from this photo. A man jacked up on coke pointing a gun in his girlfriends face while her child sits watching the whole exchange. The expression of rageful distrust, the woman’s wincing is repulsive, and yet awe inspiring as well. I’m embarrassed to say that this image felt to me like I was watching a car accident. It’s terrible and shocking yet I can’t look away. Haunting. That is one of the best words I can use to describe the image.

 This is a 12×9 is from Eugene Richards’ book “Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue. This photo presents images of endless sadness and despair. The man inject drugs into his wrist in a shabby room, a shoe lace being used to tie off, and the photo of a baby girl blurred but almost front and center is not only heart breaking, but also an expression of compassion. That photo means something, it carries a story with it. One that cuts deeply to the bone.