Originally from Central Illinois, I always assumed I would end up based in Chicago. Instead, though, I came to Austin to attend the University of Texas and just never got around to leaving.
Along with college, I soon became immersed in Austin's commercial photography market by hiring on at a local photography studio. While I continued to work at the studio, I graduated from the University of Texas with a Bachelors of Art in Art. Around this time, my work started to be represented by Swanstock Fine Art Photography Specialists.
Not long after that, I officially started Robert Wood Images on a full time basis, focusing on commercial and editorial work.
As my business grew, I gradually started getting recognition for my personal work. Shows included a solo exhibit in Portland, Oregon, a group show in New York City, and lots of stops in-between.
These days I am almost exclusively focused on my own projects. My current mood is very much influenced by editorial imagery and my love for creating images with a bit of spontaneity.
For more information about my work, image sales, or anything else, call 512-789-4225 or email robert@robertwoodimages.com.
When I have a camera in my hand, I know no fear. - Alfred Eisenstaedt
Ah, good taste! What a dreadful thing! Taste is the enemy of creativeness. - Pablo Picasso
Art for arts sake is the philosophy of the well fed. - Frank Lloyd Wright
RECENT SHOWS
Portraits Beyond Faces, PH21 Photography Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
The Found Object, Praxis Photo Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Streets, Praxis Photo Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nude Geographies, Praxis Photo Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
You and Your Camera, online exhibition, Cultural Center of Cape Cod, South Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Texas State Photo Rodeo, SÍ Gallery, Austin, Texas
When I was a kid, my grandparents would pull out the slide projector and we’d sit through a slide show of their travel snapshots. Here’s my version: