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I’ve been a fan of gritty urban art and the paintings and photography that express it for as long as I can remember. Edward Hopper is one of my favorites. I lived in the Detroit area during most of the 1980’s which was the hay day of punk rock. One Sunday afternoon my photography buddy Sun and I went on a little field trip in his hometown of Rochester Hills. Sun showed me the graffiti wonders under the Main Street bridge on the south end of town. I scanned over the words and artwork painted on the concrete columns. What caught my attention most was a six word scribbling that read “who knows who cares why bother”. It seemed to perfectly capture the cynical anomic attitude of the punk rockers. I later learned that this line was from a hardcore punk rock song by Scream, an 80’s Washington DC punk rock band. The punkers had their own no frills punk graffiti and this simple rant nailed it. I snapped off a few shots of the graffiti and Sun and I ventured on to elsewhere in his town. I liked...

James Rasmusson is a resident of Holland Michigan who has been creating fine art photographs since the early 80�s. Jim�s photo-art is best known for themes that express the drama and majesty of nature. �I like to underscore the abstract and tease the mind. I am ever alert for juxtapositions that express irony, absurdity, and poignancy. I want people to feel both tension and resolution in my compositions.� Specializing in scenes from the Great Lakes region, the artist�s portfolios also include the Ozarks, Arizona and California, the Florida Keys, River Rouge, Chicago, �Suspended Amusements�, Nightscapes, Winterscapes, Ontario, and the Caribbean. The award-winning photographer�s work has appeared in many publications as...