Artist Statement
With an empathetic eye and an unobtrusive manner, I’ve been documenting aspects of the human condition around the globe for over a decade with my photography. As people interact with one another and their surroundings, intriguing situations may suddenly materialize, and then vanish in a split-second. Such ephemeral events are often overlooked or quickly forgotten. My photographs capture these fleeting moments as evocative, richly-layered images that invite the viewer to ponder the scene and then to generate a unique personal narrative. At a time when fewer of the images that we see on a routine basis are honest representations of real life, my candid photography opens a window to the world that actually surrounds us here and now.
Biography
Stan Raucher is an award-winning photographer. He was born and raised in Saint Paul, Minnesota, during the age of black and white television, Life magazine photo documentaries, and the publication of The Family of Man. He received his BA (1970) and Ph.D. (1973) in chemistry from the University of Minnesota, and he was Professor of Chemistry at the University of Washington from 1975 through 2011.
His photographs have been featured in many solo exhibitions and included in nearly eighty juried group shows. His work has been published in LensWork, Black & White Magazine, Slate, The Daily Mail, The Independent, Lenscratch, F-Stop Magazine, Shots, The Havana Times, and several other publications. They are in the permanent collections at the Lishui Museum of Photography and the University of Washington Hall Health Center, and held by private collectors.
His many awards include: 2010 First Place in NYPH Capture Brooklyn Exhibition; 2012 CDS/Honickman First Book Prize in Photography finalist; 2012 and 2013 Critical Mass finalist; 2013 Grand Prix de la Decouverte International Fine Art Photography Juror Award of Merit; 2013 Black & White Magazine Excellence Award; 2014 PhotoWorld finalist; 2015 PX3 Bronze Award; 2016 First Place in Black+White Magazine Showcase Competition; 2017 Best Photographer Urban & Human Empathy Exhibition Trieste Photo Days.
His first monograph, Metro: Scenes from an Urban Stage, was published by Daylight Books and included in Best Photography Books Summer 2016 by American Photo Magazine.
Stare. It is the way to educate your eye, and more. Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop.
Die knowing something. You are not here long. — Walker Evans
Metro Exhibition at the Phinney Center Gallery, Seattle, WA.
Twenty prints from ten cities on four continents.