{"id":4172,"date":"2023-03-31T14:24:10","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T07:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoata.art\/?p=4172"},"modified":"2026-05-24T09:55:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T02:55:04","slug":"tom-hricko-photography-is-a-doorway-to-a-different-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoata.art\/en\/2023\/03\/31\/tom-hricko-photography-is-a-doorway-to-a-different-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Hricko: Photography is a doorway to a different reality"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4172\" class=\"elementor elementor-4172 elementor-4142\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9108273 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9108273\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\"><div class=\"elementor-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e05fae4\" data-id=\"e05fae4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54676ae flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"54676ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a63e438 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a63e438\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tom Hricko (born 1945) is an American photographer. He has been active in the field of photography for nearly 50 years, including both creative work and teaching. Additionally, he is also a photographer with close ties to Vietnam, considering it his second homeland for the past 30 years.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29d57e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29d57e5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\"><div class=\"elementor-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf81087\" data-id=\"bf81087\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1527683 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1527683\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Spontaneity creates the allure of photography<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf77d2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf77d2d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\"><div class=\"elementor-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab029ce\" data-id=\"ab029ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-017cc9d flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"017cc9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tom Hricko was introduced to the world of photography as a child, when he stumbled upon his father&#8217;s darkroom kit, which consisted of just a few trays, mixers, beakers, and a safe light (a ruby light). That sparked Tom&#8217;s curiosity. Intrigued, he began experimenting with contact prints in the bathroom using some old family negatives. As he watched the images develop before his eyes, he was captivated by the magic of photography. However, despite his initial fascination, this joy lasted only a year as Tom eventually stopped practicing photography.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a91b6da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a91b6da\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\"><div class=\"elementor-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e82af68\" data-id=\"e82af68\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7496606 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7496606\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/hoata.art\/en\/2023\/01\/17\/a-look-back-at-hoa-ta-photoshow-exhibition-at-may-artspace\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Z9A1669-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3747\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Z9A1669-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Z9A1669-1000x666.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Z9A1669-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Z9A1669-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Z9A1669.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Tom Hricko's limited prints at Hoa Ta Photoshow<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5f34fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5f34fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\"><div class=\"elementor-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0cd51e\" data-id=\"e0cd51e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b4c5a0 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b4c5a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After finishing high school, Tom Hricko studied painting for 2 years until his education was interrupted. During that time, he bought a camera and rediscovered the hobby he had enjoyed as a child. He found himself drawn to the spontaneousness of photography more than the deliberate aspect of painting. Therefore, he made the decision to switch his focus to studying photography. Since then, he has continued to pursue his passion without looking back.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After graduating, Tom Hricko worked as a teaching assistant at his school, and later became an art teacher at various universities and high schools. He has been actively involved in photography since the mid-1970s. In 1994, Tom moved to Vietnam and has been living and working here for almost 30 years. During this time, he has created numerous works that closely depict the country and its people.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d2e58d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d2e58d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\"><div class=\"elementor-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f852047\" data-id=\"f852047\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bc7a79 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bc7a79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Artwork is created from a blend of dreams and reality<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-633017c flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"633017c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tom Hricko derives inspiration for his artistic works from two main sources: his observations of the world around him and his artistic intuition. He describes his mind as being filled with countless automatic images that manifest during wakefulness and dreaming. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e66fc87 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e66fc87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.hoata.art\/galleries\/9b9dfce6-f872-4025-9efb-4b2608ec10ec\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Courtyard-58x58-cm_Dzo-paper-border-series-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3056\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Courtyard-58x58-cm_Dzo-paper-border-series-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Courtyard-58x58-cm_Dzo-paper-border-series-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Courtyard-58x58-cm_Dzo-paper-border-series-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Courtyard-58x58-cm_Dzo-paper-border-series-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Courtyard-58x58-cm_Dzo-paper-border-series-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Courtyard-58x58-cm_Dzo-paper-border-series-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Courtyard-58x58-cm_Dzo-paper-border-series-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Courtyard-58x58-cm_Dzo-paper-border-series-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Courtyard-58x58-cm_Dzo-paper-border-series-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Courtyard-58x58-cm_Dzo-paper-border-series.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Courtyard by Tom Hricko<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-209acc7 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"209acc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Tom, this is all part of the creative process. He takes what he sees and finds ways to transform them or allow them to transform themselves during the image-making process. In his opinion, the allure of photography lies in the fact that it reveals things to us that we would not normally be able to see. He calls it the magic that photography has brought into his life from the very beginning until now.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tom sees photography as a portal to a different reality, a separate world. To evoke a sense of wonder in his viewers, he employs transformational techniques that he has refined over many years in the field. While capturing images, he asks himself &#8220;what can I do with that?&#8221; or thinks: perhaps, something can be done \u201cto move it from the mundane thing that exists for everybody else into something different to me that may be charged with a different reality or a different existence.\u201d This question helps him bring out the magic of his subjects in his artwork, and deliver them to viewers with a sense of wonder.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0b0887 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c0b0887\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.hoata.art\/galleries\/f4b69e83-e4c4-4a9f-ab6e-e688e480d9ad\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"413\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Palm-tryp-145.85-x-58.42-cm_Dzo-paper-border-series-413x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3055\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Palm-tryp-145.85-x-58.42-cm_Dzo-paper-border-series-413x1024.jpg 413w, https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Palm-tryp-145.85-x-58.42-cm_Dzo-paper-border-series-403x1000.jpg 403w, https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Palm-tryp-145.85-x-58.42-cm_Dzo-paper-border-series-619x1536.jpg 619w, https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Palm-tryp-145.85-x-58.42-cm_Dzo-paper-border-series-121x300.jpg 121w, https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Palm-tryp-145.85-x-58.42-cm_Dzo-paper-border-series-600x1488.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Palm-tryp-145.85-x-58.42-cm_Dzo-paper-border-series.jpg 645w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Palm Triptych by Tom Hricko<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01953af flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01953af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After pressing the shutter button, the photographer waits for the magic to emerge during image processing. The magical moment may or may not happen, but the joy of the photographer is in witnessing the gradual transformation of the image through experimentation and patience. For Tom, perhaps it is a moment to relive the excitement of his childhood, of eyes that once looked upon a different reality full of novelty. Tom said that \u201ca balance of mysterious inspiration from the sky basically and observation that suggests opportunities to penetrate into the realm of special vision that the camera has.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p> <\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tom&#8217;s work explores the concept of time, which is invisible yet essential. He says: \u201ctime that we can\u2019t see, especially long time or moments of time that pile up upon itself or series of things that stretch out in time.\u201d He finds it quite fascinating to describe this in images and therefore incorporates the element of time into his work.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ebfb04 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ebfb04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Look deeply into the photo!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad7753d flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad7753d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2022, at the <a href=\"http:\/\/hoata.art\/en\/2023\/01\/17\/a-look-back-at-hoa-ta-photoshow-exhibition-at-may-artspace\/\">Hoa Ta Photoshow<\/a> exhibition, Tom Hricko introduced two photos, &#8220;Cloud&#8221; and &#8220;Cloud Dragon,&#8221; which he took in Vung Tau. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When he took those pictures, he was living in an apartment by the water in Vung Tau. From his balcony, he could see the sea and rolling hills to the right, and he felt like he was watching an endless movie of changing atmospheres and worlds from morning till night, especially when there was the Moon. The scenery had a profound effect on Tom&#8217;s artistic sensibilities, turning him from a photographer into an observer. He found himself completely immersed in the stunning visuals before him and no longer felt the need to take photos. Simply watching was enough for him. In those early days in Vietnam, when conditions were scarce and he lacked access to a darkroom or suitable place to process photographic film, Tom had to stop taking photos until the early 2000s. Despite this setback, his passion for photography remained undimmed, and he continued capturing images with his imagination.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25d0cd2 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25d0cd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.hoata.art\/galleries\/57111ae5-04c1-4ad7-a9fa-2ba8b40a32c9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Cloud_City-Views-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3043\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Cloud_City-Views-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Cloud_City-Views-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Cloud_City-Views-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Cloud_City-Views-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Cloud_City-Views-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Cloud_City-Views-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Cloud_City-Views-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Cloud_City-Views.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Cloud by Tom Hricko<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a12f3c6 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a12f3c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Tom observed the world around him, he began to perceive a new reality through his intuition. The clouds in his vision, like the &#8220;Cloud Dragon&#8221; shifting with the weather, took on a life of their own. They chased after boats and expelled a mist that shrouded everything in a hazy veil. To Tom, the clouds were no longer just clouds; they felt like a giant dragon breathing mysterious life into the world, or perhaps taking it away. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To recreate the reality that he had seen for his viewers, Tom employed various techniques such as exaggeration, substitution, and tweaking of details, colors, and brightness to make the subject more mysterious. He combined the inherent allure of nature with the reality that the artist had witnessed to create alternative versions. From the sky of Vung Tau, Tom takes the viewers through space-time portals, exploring different worlds and universes, even though the landscape in the images seems familiar.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout his life, Tom Hricko has been closely associated with film photography; however, he is also open to digital technology in photography. Despite being only familiar with film and darkroom techniques, he switched to using digital cameras and learned how to adjust to achieve desired results. Tom is also interested in exploring modern photo editing tools, also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vietnamgicleelab.com\/\"><b>Hoa Ta VG-Lab<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. To him, whether it&#8217;s film or digital photography, there is not much difference in quality &#8211; just different methods, much like watercolor and oil or acrylic paint, which are distinct materials.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc0d22 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4cc0d22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.hoata.art\/galleries\/1695616f-c3d3-49c1-a8b7-bacc97b7ac39\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Cloud-Dragon-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3044\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Cloud-Dragon-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Cloud-Dragon-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Cloud-Dragon-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Cloud-Dragon-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Cloud-Dragon-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Cloud-Dragon-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Cloud-Dragon-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hoata.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Cloud-Dragon.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Cloud Dragon by Tom Hricko<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73f0271 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73f0271\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sharing his thoughts on the proliferation of images today, especially selfies that accompany the explosion of smartphones and social media, Tom finds this phenomenon quite interesting. Among the countless images, many are shallow and lack depth. They are more about looking at some kind of image and the personality harbored within them. But whether we like it or not, no one can escape this trend. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Above all, the photography that Tom and many other professional photographers pursue still establishes their own values in life and art. As a result, Tom advised his audience to view and appreciate the images, saying: &#8216;Slow down and don&#8217;t look at the pictures but look into the pictures and see what they reveal to you, and you may be surprised&#8217;.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p>&#8212;<\/p><p>Write: <strong>Li\u00ean V\u00f5<\/strong> for Hoa Ta<br\/>Editor: <strong>BB Tr\u01b0\u01a1ng<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0235e41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0235e41\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-thegem\"><div class=\"elementor-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0fb108b\" data-id=\"0fb108b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c5ead5 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c5ead5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hoa Ta interviews Tom Hricko<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79bd297 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default 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He has been active in the field of photography for nearly 50 years, including both creative work and teaching. 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