Dominic Rouse
Encyclopedia
Dominic Rouse is a contemporary digital photographer
from England
. His stylized approach to photography
consists of creating digital monochrome compositions that deconstruct and reconstruct the human form.
techniques using large format
cameras. In 1986, after spending a brief time working with commercial agencies, he opened his own studio.
He was jailed in 2003 in Norwich for downloading, possessing and buying pornographic images of children.
Digital photography
Digital photography is a form of photography that uses an array of light sensitive sensors to capture the image focused by the lens, as opposed to an exposure on light sensitive film...
from England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. His stylized approach to photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
consists of creating digital monochrome compositions that deconstruct and reconstruct the human form.
Early life and career
At the age of 16 Dominic Rouse started his photographic career as a press photographer for local and national newspapers. In 1982 he returned to college to study advertising and commercial photography. It was during this time period that he developed an interest in multiple exposureMultiple exposure
In photography, a multiple exposure is the superimposition of two or more individual exposures to create a single photograph. The exposure values may or may not be identical to each other.-Overview:...
techniques using large format
Large format
Large format refers to any imaging format of 4×5 inches or larger. Large format is larger than "medium format", the 6×6 cm or 6×9 cm size of Hasselblad, Rollei, Kowa, Pentax etc cameras , and much larger than the 24×36 mm frame of 35 mm format.The main advantage...
cameras. In 1986, after spending a brief time working with commercial agencies, he opened his own studio.
He was jailed in 2003 in Norwich for downloading, possessing and buying pornographic images of children.
Exhibitions
- 2004 FotoFest in Houston
- 2004 Honolulu Academy
- 2003 Carmel Center for Photographic Art
- 2002 XII Encuentros Abiertos de Fotografia in Buenos Aires
- 2002 Benham Gallery in Seattle
- 2002 Schneider Gallery in Chicago
Awards
- 2006 Ultimate Eye Foundation grant
- 2005 First prize in The Photo Reviews Annual Competition
- 2005 Gold Award by America's Black and White magazine for 'The cunning of unreason'
- 2005 Winner of Artrom Gallery's International Digital competition in Rome
- 2005 Winner of Los Angeles Center for Digital Art's International juried competition.
- 2003 Won the 'Special Photographer' category in the first International Photography Awards (Photography's Oscars) held at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles
- 2002 Ultimate Eye Foundation grant
- 2000 Recognition at the International Digital Exhibition Awards (London)
- 1999 Recognition at the International Digital Exhibition Awards (London)
Publications
- Photo Art International
- Digital Photo Art
- Creative Photography
- The Photographer
- Image, Lenswork (USA)
- The British Journal of Photography
- Black and White Magazine (USA)
- FotoRomania and Art Review
- A Celebration of Light