Available works:
Anne Bayin - "Nip"
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Anne Bayin - "Tuck"
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Anne Bayin
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Anne Bayin was born in Dumfries, Scotland of Burmese and Scottish descent. Her family moved to Saskatchewan, Canada when Anne was the age of six. She received her degree in English and Psychology at the University of Victoria.
“Mine is a documentary approach. I am attracted to content, ideas and beauty. Something intrigues me - a scene, a circumstance – and I record it. I seldom interfere with what is happening, but place myself in a promising location and wait for surprises. I often break rules by dividing a picture down the middle or cropping to the essence in the viewfinder: a mother’s smile, a baby’s ear.
I am interested in layers and hidden meanings. A photograph should make you feel something and lead to new discoveries. A window contains themes in addition to what is written on its surface; it offers one thing, reveals another. A shoe display with reflections of a streetscape, passers by, the interplay of light and shadow, all gaining mystery and personality.
I have taken workshops with photographers such as Bruce Davidson and Freeman Patterson who have helped me refine my vision and trust my eye. If asked what photography means in my life, I would say it has shown me worlds I had not seen. If asked why I chose photography as my means of expression, I would say I didn’t. Others may have said this, but l like to think that I said it first: photography chose me.”
“Mine is a documentary approach. I am attracted to content, ideas and beauty. Something intrigues me - a scene, a circumstance – and I record it. I seldom interfere with what is happening, but place myself in a promising location and wait for surprises. I often break rules by dividing a picture down the middle or cropping to the essence in the viewfinder: a mother’s smile, a baby’s ear.
I am interested in layers and hidden meanings. A photograph should make you feel something and lead to new discoveries. A window contains themes in addition to what is written on its surface; it offers one thing, reveals another. A shoe display with reflections of a streetscape, passers by, the interplay of light and shadow, all gaining mystery and personality.
I have taken workshops with photographers such as Bruce Davidson and Freeman Patterson who have helped me refine my vision and trust my eye. If asked what photography means in my life, I would say it has shown me worlds I had not seen. If asked why I chose photography as my means of expression, I would say I didn’t. Others may have said this, but l like to think that I said it first: photography chose me.”