An Artist Speaks Season 5 Episode 18 with guest artist Bridgett Wiss.

Published: Dec. 17, 2016, 4 p.m.

b'Bridget Wiss photographs what catches her attention; what moves her.\\xa0 She believes everyone sees the world differently, through their own filter of experiences. Bridget\\u2019s photographs are how she see the world through her filter.\\n\\n\\u201cI love taking pictures. I feel happiest with my camera in my hand. Photography is my passion.\\xa0 Only in the past few years have I really studied photography. I\\u2019m mostly self-taught. When I bought a new camera I read most of the manual. I took online classes. I read blogs and magazines and articles. I follow other photographers on social media. I eventually started taking classes with local photographers and joined a photography club. I recently attended a weekend workshop in Paris with a well-known street photographer.\\u201d\\n\\n\\u201cUntil the past couple of years, I never took photography seriously.\\xa0 I didn\\u2019t think I could do it; what could I photograph that would touch someone\\u2019s heart?\\xa0 I\\u2019ve come to understand it\\u2019s not that I need to shoot for other people, but I need to shoot for myself.\\xa0 I shoot what moves me, what touches me, and it is thrilling and scary to show that inner self to people.\\u201d'