Artist Statement

Hi! My name is John Romano and I'm a Hunter College student living in Queen, NY. I major in Media studies and I plan to learn as much as I can to better my work. I am very much into photography and photo-journalism. The first time I picked up a camera I knew I wanted to take photos and videos of the world. I was always interested in History and Science class as a kid and as I got older. I loved learning about the world and exploration. Learning about wildlife and Marine Bio always interested me because they were different from things you experience day to day. I've always watched documentaries and seen pictures from artists about the environment and thought that the world was a beautiful place needed to be explored. Knowing that I wanted to take photos and videos of the planet we live in came to me because of my fascination with the world. I always loved watching the National Geographic channels and watching them just made me want to get out there and record these places, animals, and people myself. Photographs by Ansel Adams also really fascinated me. I love the landscape shots he took and I wanted to go out there and try taking photos like that myself. I also love to travel and see things that many people cannot say they've seen. By taking photos I hope to show people these wonderful places that the world has to offer. Helping to keep the environment preserved was always a big deal to me as well. I'm a big believer in keeping the environment clean and preserving natural habitats for animals. Because of all this most of my work today consists of wildlife and landscape photography. Being an artist who works mostly with photos and videos, I have taken it upon myself to show people how beautiful the world we live in really is. Through my artwork, I hope that I can show people how beautiful the world is and hopefully help persuade them to make changes to save the environment.