<body> <h1>Portraits | Editorial, Travel, Commercial | Fine Art | New York Photographer | Murcko</h1> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="8"> <tr> <td align="left" class="links"><a href="/index.html"><span class="links"><a href="/index.html" target="_top"><font color="#d0d0d0">Home</font></a></span> <span class="links"> <a href="/portfolio.html" target="_top"><font color="#d0d0d0">Portfolio</font></a> </span> <span class="links"><a href="/content.html?page=1" target="_top"><font color="#e8e8e8"><b>About Murcko</b></font></a></span> <span class="links"><a href="/content.html?page=3" target="_top"><font color="#d0d0d0">Artist Statements</font></a></span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"> </td> </tr> </table> <h1>About Murcko | Portraits | Editorial, Travel, Commercial | Fine Art | New York Photographer | Murcko</h1></span><br> <div> <p style="text-align: right;"><img width="130" hspace="5" height="194" align="right" alt="" src="/users/DavidMurcko3279/Image//080106_black_coat.jpg" /><font size="3"><span style="font-size: medium;">A few years ago, I lost my 35 year-old sister, Missy, to cancer. <br /> <br /> Losing Missy was unexpected and it hurt deeply. It forced me to examine my own life. I realized that it was time to change direction. After spending 15 years working for a large advertising agency in New York, San Francisco, Washington DC and Bangkok, Thailand, I felt unsatisfied, unmotivated and unfulfilled.<br /> <br /> Visual elements - light; shadow; texture; color; the human face; and gesture - have always intrigued me. Photography provided the creative challenge and satisfaction that I needed. After leaving the agency business, I attended the International Center of Photography in New York City. During the past few years I have been finding and developing my photographic style and learning my craft.<br /> <br /> My initial focus was on producing fine art photography. I've developed a strong passion for alternative process printing - working in Platinum and Cyanotype - and take pride in producing work with my own hands. Recently I have turned my attention to editorial portraiture and commercial photography. My goal is to produce work that is meaningful, different and strikes an emotional cord with the audience. </span></font></p><div> David Murcko is a New York based photographer specializing in fine art, portraiture, travel photography and alternative process printing. </body>