marcus DOC cravens
American Veteran is a photographic essay in which the subjects tells their story through a simple portrait. As beauty is held by the beholder, so is the story of life and death, joy and heartbreak, and the long road from begining end. The eyes may be a window into the soul but they also hold the reflection of the story that makes the American Veteran.
The veteran spans many generations genders, races, and religions, all in pursuit of a dream. These veterans may not always use words to tell their story and will most likely take them to their grave.
As a visual story storyteller and a veteran, I turn a simple portrait into their words, into a story, their story, my story.
Marcus Cravens, or simply doc, is a visual story teller with a unique way of looking at the world around him while establshing a connection between his subjects and the viewers.