About Richard Pence

Hello! I’m a photographic artist based in Phoenix, currently in the MFA program at Arizona State University. My work consists of traditional chemical photographs, video, and interactive objects and installations. I explore the materiality of a photograph and its processes, and question how we view photographs and what we view them as. As an educator, I seek to inform and include my audience in these explorations and to create a curiosity as the viewers look into the matter behind the photographic magic. Interactive objects and demonstrations are recent materials through which I hope to invite viewers to experience the photographic craft first hand. I wish to share my understanding that photographs are not that which they show, but rather are that which has been seen and nurtured; that a photograph has always come from the hands of a craftsperson.

I’m self-represented, please reach out via the form below:

Email: richard.sterling.pence@gmail.com

Instagram and Youtube: @richpence