gregorygore@gregorygore.com

Family and friends are at the top of that list.... I am always on the go.  Time seems to fly by quickly and it is challenging for me to do all that I want to do..... I would rather be busy than bored.  I have been interested in photography from the time I was a little child.  My grandmother used to always have tabloid magazines at her house in the country....sometimes by drawing on them with pen and pencil....From National Geographic to Rolling Stone....beautiful and interesting photos....possibilities....Cosmopolitan....Burt Reynolds.....Physique Pictorial magazines....classic Colt....erotic....innocent.....creative....Drawing and painting.... impatient....digital era....golden age....expression.....talent....creative....focus....cream....technical....enterprise....history of photography ....digital photography....computers....internet....Herb Ritts, Annie Leibowitz, David LaChapelle, Steven Meisel, Mario Testino….the big names I admire....mention music videos.....inspired by photography....the more abstract ones....more creative and surreal than most movies.....classic art forms like painting and drawing.... emerging technologies.  Did I answer the question?.... perhaps not in the way you would think.  It is all about proportion and interesting features. Every model does not need to be classically beautiful.....characters..... express well....versatile....my favorite choices....about more than me or the model..... needs to express something….a mood or a story or an emotion.....friendly and collaborative....working hard to make a shot work....pretty serious....unusual moments....almost routine ....bitten by some kind of sand creatures.... the naked eye....bleeding.....initial shock....Guerilla photography....I wasn’t supposed to....places they shouldn’t have been....captured emotions....very real....spur of the moment....plan and then you see....Funny moments....people blow their horns.... shirtless....with a suitcase in his hand..... take credit for helping....I feel really good....I enjoy helping  people.....successful....thrilled....don’t quit....tough business....young and beautiful....finite....time.... hat.... have fun and have more fun.....some perks....lots of interesting people....do it often enough....travel to some interesting locations....don’t hurt yourself....diets and exercising to extremes....be yourself and be healthy....get some great shots....very important....not sure if a perfect picture exists....whole thing is so subjective.... my own work....critique....improve....mix of preparation and opportunity....“the stars have all come together”....work outdoors....weather....lighting conditions....challenging.....being in the right time and place....versatility to work with what you find around you....talent and passion….beauty and.... drama....Even ugliness can sometimes be beautiful.....the mountainous regions of China....gorgeous and mysterious and very spiritual....plains of Kenya....beautiful and majestic....ancient ruins of Europe....the Mediterranean, India and Central and South America.....character....big fan of history…especially ancient history....make it to at least a few....to shoot....try to not have too many expectations.... continue to move forward....Vanity Fair....Madonna.... positive changes....time and energy.... We’ll see what happens....I appreciate all of you....Art that isn’t seen might as well not exist, so thanks for seeing my work.