Phillip A. Windell Phillip has been capturing images for more than 40 years. While he has been encouraged and guided by several artist friends, he is essentially self-taught. His capturing began during his Peace Corps experience in West Africa in the mid-1960’s and blossomed thanks to an artist friend and the support and opportunities offered through the fertile soils of the Pittsburgh Filmmakers Association, one of the premier grassroots artist collectives of the 1970’s. In 2003, Phillip decided to re-focus his attention from the social research and program evaluation that had occupied him for nearly 30 years, to provide more time and attention to his photography. While some of Phillip’s images may qualify as traditional landscapes or portraits, most are rooted in the traditions of street photography as practiced by Atget, Hine, Evans, Eugene Smith and Henri Cartier-Bresson. However, he seeks to take the street experience ”into the rabbit hole,” as it were, by using the camera as an instrument to see “beyond” the immediate. Exhibitions, Publications and Awards Best of Photography 2004, Photography Forum, Finalist Best of Photography 2009, Photography Forum, Finalist National Photo Awards 2004, Award of Merit Project Basho, Onward 2009 Southwestern Pennsylvania Council for the Arts, Inc., 14th Annual Exhibition, November 2009 Upstream People Gallery, International Online Exhibitions, Numerous monthly exhibitions, Special Recognition on many occasions, Award of Excellence, 2008 Windell's Sample Artworks
snow-ice sculpture
sunrise on avon beach
tunnel vision
wheels and stairs
american classic
avon beach at sunrise