"AMERICOLOR": United States colors

EVERY DAY PHOTOGRAPHERS AROUND THE WORLD looking for new ways to tell stories or to capture what we previously did not notice. We choose interesting photo projects and ask their authors what they wanted to say. This week is the "AMERICOLOR" series by photographer Dennis Church, telling how Americans make life more beautiful with color.

For a long time, while working, I was guided only by my intuition and got some pleasure from the fact that my hands are not tied up by some global concept. But a few years ago, people began to say how much they like the way I work with color. It was unexpected, but good to hear. Then I began to more consciously approach the photo, and the color in the pictures became my calling card.

"These photos capture the pulse of American life - its color, light and emotions," Jim Kasper, the founder of LensCulture, described my project AMERICOLOR when they placed my work on the list of 13 best photo portfolios of the past year. The word "AMERICOLOR" I came up with myself, it reflects the aesthetics and geography of my work. I live in the USA and I love the way people express themselves in incredible ways in architecture, technology, fashion, business and in general in any things around them. Among other things, I am inspired by the work of such American photographers as Walker Evans and Lee Friedlander, artists Edward Hopper and Charles Schieler. But my main role model in all that concerns creativity is Bob Dylan.

I have been taking pictures for forty years now and I understand that this is a matter that both brings pleasure and gives results. I take pictures almost every day, listening only to my instincts and intuitions. Photography has taught me to better understand the culture of my country. In general, it is like a meditation, because your possibilities as a photographer are endless and, wherever you are, you see how much energy and pleasure there is in the world.