Art Shimamura

As a psychological scientist, I am interested in visual perception, memory and the mind. I also teach a course called "The Psychology of Art," in which I discuss how visual artists portray aspects of psychology - such as seeing, remembering, and feeling. As a photographer, I try to sharpen my own way of seeing, remembering, and feeling. The images here represent views that I have photographed during the past several years. The images are diverse, yet I think, reveal ways to represent aspects of perception, memory, and mood that I have learned in my role as scientist and teacher.

Photography offers a way of seeing - and of revealing - the world around us. It enables one to capture a moment that is rendered timeless. Susan Sontag, the noted essayist and novelist (and graduate of UC Berkeley), wrote, "The Artist constructs while the Photographer discloses." I would add that the Photographer as Artist can construct a world that transcends the boundary of the print. A successful photograph challenges, arouses, soothes, or reveals. I hope that the images stimulate you in these way.