CrypticFragments' Digital Photography Showcase

I'm not exactly sure how it started. Perhaps all the slide shows my parents made of my sisters and I as children. Perhaps looking through my grandma's collection of family photo albums. All, I know is, by the time I was in high school, I was already obsessed with taking pictures of my environment.

My first cameras were tiny and flimsy, used 110 film, and were often lost or broken. I begged my mother for rolls of film at the grocery store. More than half of the images I shot in those days never even got developed!

I remember the joy of my first instant camera. The fun of waving the developing image around in the air thinking it would get done faster that way.

When I acquired my first digital camera, I was in heaven! No more waiting! No more film developing costs! And what had already been a hobby turned into a virtual obsession. In fact, a travel companion once told me I was so busy framing and taking pictures that I wasn't really enjoying the trip! (I disagree, but that's another story...)

I have a preference for imagery which conveys some aspect of the history or culture of place. This may mean an architectural detail of a ruin or a blurred image of a passing subway train. It may mean a selection of tea pots for sale at a street stall in an English market, or a gate to a ranch in the middle of the New Mexico wilderness.

A good photograph evokes emotions in the viewer.
When I am awed by a place or scene, I want to try to capture that sensation to share with my viewers.

I confess to having a passion for photo-editing tools as well. I like seeing my images made to look like an oil painting or a vivid abstract, as you can see to the left of this section.

Places to View My Photography

CF PhotoGrafie Gallery

CrypticFragments flickr

Western & Southwestern Landscapes

Travel Images & Still Lifes

All images on the above sites are the copyrighted work of Tammy Winand and may not be copied, reproduced, or otherwise used without her express written consent.

I have eclectic tastes when it comes to choice of subject but most of my work falls into the following categories:
landscapes, architectural shots, abstracts, and still lifes.
I shoot a lot of churches/cathedrals and ruins from different cultures and am really excited about my upcoming 5 month journey through northern India.

When viewing the work of other photographers, I gravitate to images of wild rugged sweeping landscapes, exotic travel locations including ancient and unique architecture, anything which captures the history of a place, unusual views of abandoned and ruined buildings, or that capture the colors and FEEL of a destination.

J'adore Paris!