David Copithorne

David Copithorne is a Bachelor of Fine Arts NEW MEDIA student with a passion in photography, graphic design, and illustration.

Artist Statement

History is constantly being recorded to some extent. My motivation and dedication is to capturing the amazing scenarios that are missed by the average eye. That's why photography and filmmaking is something so unique and special to me. Its amazing how a small device can freeze a visual representation of what I see and turn it into a physical image or movie that will last a lifetime. I seek natural scenarios that you can't find in a studio and attempt to visually adapt the vast crooks and corners of the world into my own creative output. To me, that's where amazing photographs are born - that split second can change your life and ready or not you can change the world with a single digital image. My life is viewed through my lens. As I look back at the photos I've taken I am instantly teleported back to that moment in time and space. Capturing the perfect image that tells a story is something so powerful. Images such as a young boy who flies his kite over the gloomy background of the largest favela's in Rio De Janeiro in "The Soul Kite." My photographs and cinematography are an expression of travel and free spirit. I use traditional 35mm and digital photography methods to combine together for a vintage but yet modern feel. The world is my creative front with endless opportunities to be framed.