NAME: Caleb Cordes
HOMETOWN: Portland, Oregon, USA
SCHOOL: Wisconsin Lutheran College, Milwaukee, WI
INTERNSHIP PERIOD: Summer 2004
ABOUT: I am Senior studying Art with an emphasis in Photography, and a minor in Theology. My love for the outdoors sparked my choice to become a photographer. My images are conceptual images, meaning that they can easily ascribe to emotions of love, hope, strength etc... I have extensive experience in both the darkroom and in digital editing with photography and graphic design. This summer along with my internship I am also working for Danita Delimont Stock Photography in Bellevue, WA. I love working for both companies. The people I get to work with are genuinely awesome and caring people. I am learning so much about photography as a business, it is incredible.
My plan for the future is to become a PR representative for my church's foreign mission outreach program. With my photography I want to create more than a, "this is where we send our offerings" affiliation between congregations, which is often the case in the US. My goal is to help create active friendships between individual foreign and home churches in the US.
The images below are from a contest for Popular Photography and American Photo Magazine that I participated in the summer of 2003, in Hawaii. Please enjoy them!
TITLE: Tree on a Plateau
CAPTION: Everyone was packing up to leave and I notice this tree blowing in the wind. I just had to get this last shot of the day. West coast, Maui, Hi
TECHNICAL: Canon Eos Elan 7E, 28-135 mm IS L Canon lens, Fuji Provia 100f
photos © 2003 Caleb Cordes
TITLE: Voyage to the Big Island
CAPTION: A friend of mine and I negotiated a free sunset tour of the coast of Maui with a zodiac touring company in Lahania for the last day. In turn for this trip my friend and I agreed to bring 12 more people with us. We got to swim with the native fish and these humongous sea turtles. The Island to the right of the sailboat is Hawaii, "the Big Island".
TECHNICAL: Canon Eos Elan 7E, 28-135mm IS L Canon lens, Fuji Provia 100f
photos © 2003 Caleb Cordes
TITLE: Starfish in Route
CAPTION: On an overcast day I got to experimenting with a technique was shown to me by my mentor. Starfish are very hard to find on the islands and it isn't very nice to kill one if you find it alive so my friend lent me his that he bought at a store back in the states.
TECHNICAL: Canon Eos Elan 7E, 28-135mm IS L Canon lens, Fuji Provia 100f
photos © 2003 Caleb Cordes
TITLE: Where I want to be
CAPTION: This Public beach is the smallest beach on Maui, but by far among the most popular. It is mainly used for weddings. During the right time of year it hosts up to 4 weddings a day. My friends and I were able to sneak in between ceremonies.
TECHNICAL: Canon Eos Elan 7E, 28-135mm IS L Canon lens, Fuji Provia 100f
photos © 2003 Caleb Cordes
TITLE: Window
CAPTION: The last day of my trip was the day for churches. It was another overcast day. But, those days only push the creative...Thanks for taking a look at some of my images! Have a great day!
TECHNICAL: Canon Eos Elan 7E, 28-135mm IS L Canon lens, Fuji Provia 100f
photos © 2003 Caleb Cordes
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TITLE: Little Beach
FORMAT: 35mm/Composited Panoramic
FILM: Fuji Provia 100f
CAMERA: Canon Eos Elan 7E, 28-135 mm IS L Canon lens
CAPTION: I take a 180 or a 360 degree panorama every trip that I take. I took this near the end of the trip on a beach commonly known as "Little Beach" on Maui, This particular image is 8 images stitched together in photoshop and is 30 inches long. I have others that range up to 6 feet long.
