Photography is a testimony to the truth. Fact or fiction, our first impression when viewing a photograph is to believe it. Clifford Oliver uses photography to share truths, beauty, awe, and the stories of life. Oliver believes he is putting history to paper by making a photograph. Photographs can be read and tell a story if one is observant. Herstory can’t be told without sheroes . . . here are three of mine. Past, present, and future.

 

Photography is my tool to explore, expose, to celebrate the world we live in. Oliver believes in the power of the still image; the ability of a photograph to freeze time. Unlike other visual arts, a photograph is a testimony to the truth.

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Although Clifford Oliver was born and raised in New York City, he has lived his entire adult life in rural upstate New York where he has raised a small family, a few dogs, and chases horses. Always appreciative of and fascinated by the visual arts Clifford Oliver didn’t start out to be a photographer. Writer, veterinarian, and anthropologist topped his lists of what he was going to be for a long time. Photography allows study in all those occupations and then some.

 

Clifford began his career in photography while serving in the U. S. Navy. While maintaining staff photographer positions with Upstate Medical Centre and later NYS Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, Clifford freelanced for local artists, newspapers, magazines, and even weddings. He has been a volunteer at his local library for the last fifteen years. A testimony to his constant search for knowledge.