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JESSICA WARREN
Remain in Light Signs
At this time,
I am completely amateur, lacking in any formal training. I am simply following
my instinct and my need to capture the hidden shapes, forms, colors and
stories jumping out at me when I pass by buildings, houses, old automobiles,
signs, and whatever else. I am thoroughly fascinated with these 'things'
humans create and the ways in which they are transformed and obliterated
over the years. I cannot help but get a feeling that at one point, many
people believed that these things would always be beautiful and functional
and have meaning . . . yet, through time, slower than the eye can detect,
the rusting, decaying and crumbling has permeated and it is unstoppable.
Copyright 2003Jessica Warren Updates
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was born and raised in Lakewood, CA in 1974. My family relocated to the
Puget Sound region of Washington State in 1988. After graduating from
high school in 1992, I attended community college pursuing a journalism
degree. I soon dropped out and worked several odd jobs (usually all at
once) until finally deciding I needed a big change in my life. In 1995,
I sold nearly all of my belongings (which wasn't much) and moved to Manhattan.
I needed to know what it felt like to be anonymous and independent (away
from the small town I grew up in and away from my family.) After nine
months, I returned and three months later, I backpacked Europe with my
sister for three months. By the end of 1999, I decided I wanted to finish
my schooling. It was around this time I started paying particular attention
to scenes around me; people, places and things deserved a closer look,
and I started attempting to capture them on film. I attended The Evergreen
State College in Olympia, Washington from 2000-2002, earning a Bachelor
in Liberal Arts, with an emphasis in psychology. I received my digital
camera as a gift at the end of 2001, and it was then that I started really
trying to express myself through photography. In October of 2003, I will
begin graduate studies at Antioch University Seattle to earn a Masters
degree in Mental Health Counseling. 
