Have You Seen My Dynamite | Timothy Briner

The internet definitely has the potential to destroy my social life, but in this case it has spawned many exciting relationships.

Networking with your peers is one of the most important things an emerging artist can do. I've met many people over the last few years thanks to the internet. I've had amazing conversations, I've been inspired, gained knowledge, but best of all, I've created some satisfying and long-lasting relationships with many of the people I've encountered.

While traveling this last year I was fortunate enough to meet (or revisit) fourteen of the thirty people below. I stayed (or camped) with eleven of them: a few for one night, a few for a week or so, and one couple for about twenty or so days, off and on. The below images are a mixture of portraits (or snapshots) taken by me, or works by the artists themselves.

I took a class four years back with an artist named Sharon Louden. The thing I remember most was that she said to create and insure lasting relationships with other artists. The discourse, inspiration and connections can be priceless.

Thomas Allen & I, Coloma, MI, 2007

Garth Risk Hallberg, Brklyn, 2007

Jason Lazarus, -- bright (one of 3 qualities missing from the contemporary african american presidential candidate, except Barack Obama, according to Joseph Biden, February 2007)