“My motivation is to capture a moment,” says Brooklyn photographer Breezy Conner, “[to] take a photograph that you can’t pull your eyes away from”
A photographer for the past seven years, Breezy has the perspective of someone that has been working on his or her art for much longer.
“I’ve been doing photography for the past 7 years, though I appreciated photos long before that,” says Breezy of her roots in art. “All my life, I’ve been surrounded by art,” says Breezy. “My parents collected statues, paintings and sketches, so I’ve [always] been surrounded by creativity.”
Photography came to Breezy after she figured out what she couldn’t do. “Since painting and sketching were difficult for me, I found my outlet in photography,” says Breezy, “Through the lens, you can take what’s already there and manipulate it depending on certain factors: light, contrast, color and cropping.”
Sensing the seriousness of her remarks, Breezy is also quick to mention, “It’s also a lot easier to carry a camera around than a paint set and canvas.”
A member of the Brooklyn art scene, Conner is a major proponent of her current scene. “I like the force behind [the Brooklyn art scene],” says Breezy, “it’s open-minded, forward-thinking and full of new opportunities for young artists. Brooklyn takes vintage and makes it new art, which I think can work sometimes. “
Conner’s art brings a fascinating East coast meets West coast aesthetic to it. Spending half of her childhood outside of Philadelphia and the other half in California has afforded her something of a two-coast style. “My inspiration is eclectic, a quirky mix of East and West,” says Breezy.
Eclectic is perhaps the best way to describe Conner’s art. With subjects ranging from wild flowers and sun-kissed skies to city lights and tall buildings, Breezy’s versatility as an artist really comes through when one looks at her pictures. However, if Breezy has a favorite subject, it’s probably dogs.
“Dogs are great subjects to shoot. I’ve always felt very connected to them,” says Breezy, “I find a dog’s unconditional love so captivating…the edges and angles of a dog’s face and body sometimes creates really interesting shadows in photos.”
Breezy’s love for dogs really comes through when she talks about her photos. “There’s one photo that I took of my dog during my senior year of college. I photographed him bout to pounce on a basketball”, says Conner. “My dog looked up at me with these needing, eager eyes. In that photograph, you can’t see the basketball, so you all you can really see are the eyes. There is something really intense in his expression [that I really liked a lot],” says Breezy.
If anything, the most refreshing thing about Breezy is her complete lack of pretension. “I’m at the start of my career,” says Breezy with a bit of humility. With several shows coming up in both Brooklyn and Manhattan, Breezy is an artist to watch.
Check out Breezy here, here, and here.
