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About the Artist

I'M DENNIS CASKEY

My imagination has lived quite a life. It is there that I have been around the world, saved many lives from certain disaster, and traveled to a galaxy far, far away.

The reality is..."Reality is", a phrase that I will never forget. 2020 saw the passing of a good friend of mine who was quite well known for saying this to people in conversations. It's not that he wasn't a dreamer, but that he was well-grounded. He had even named his business 'RealityIs'.

My reality is that I have spent nearly 30 years in the plastics industry, however, I was continually searching for a more creative and fulfilling endeavor. My different side hustles included custom building golf clubs, being a custom woodworker, web design, and blogging.

Photography, however, has been something that I have always enjoyed doing, but, other than doing some freelance work in the late 1990s, I never really took it past the hobby stage. I also, at least not until the last couple of years, didn't really explore it as an art form.

This changed when I started learning some new photographic techniques that helped me create some pieces that began to stir my emotions. I realized that each image told a story. It was then that photography became my art.

My story—my reality—was changing.

My art business has been designated as a "Trusted Art Seller" with The Art Storefronts Organization, which means you can shop with confidence, and know that I stand behind the quality and value of my products.

Inspiration

My most recent work has been inspired by the Minimalist movement. In a world that is so chaotic, I try to bring as much minimalism to my photographic art as I can giving the viewer a sense of hope and peace.

Techniques

Whenever I can, I try and use long exposure photography techniques in order to reduce the chaos that is present in a scene. Blurring the chaos allows the viewer to focus on the subject matter, engage with the scene, and become a part of the story within.

Other Creative Works

My wife and I also started a YouTube channel together. It's a channel that focuses on our experiences as we travel to different locations for me to do my photography. It includes all of the highs and lows of our travels.

Behind the Scenes

I'm currently working on a collection called "Hopeful Horizons". It will be a collection of limited-edition prints that exhibit what is felt when looking off into the distance, searching for hope, knowing that it's just over the horizon. We all go through dark times, it is the very nature of life, but there is always hope.

Sometimes we need to withdraw from the chaos around us by focusing on something minimalistic in order to feel hope. It is then, during this inner reflection, that we know that the hope is out there, we just have to keep looking for it.

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