For Toronto- based photographer Rick Bogacz, taking a minimalist approach has been key in developing his working style over the past several year.
"I want the viewer to be drawn to what is important. It's always more difficult to try and determine what needs to be taken out of the frame instead of what needs to be left in."
While he always had a passion for taking pictures, Rick decided after graduating
from Ryerson University's journalism program in 1981 that his career path would be more focused on the printed word. He became a newspaper reporter and spent a good chunk of his early years with the St. Catharines Standard when it was a family-owned newspaper dedicated to covering the Niagara Region.
However, after 13 years Rick decided it was time to acquire some formal photography training.
“I thought that if I was going to take the plunge, doing so at a younger age probably made the most sense."
Rick enrolled in the Creative Photography program at Humber College where he honed his technical proficiency. Upon graduation, he freelanced as a photojournalist combining his skills as a photographer and writer for clients across Southern Ontario.
The late 90s and 2000s saw his c
