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"Why?" with Cindy Harter Sims

10/19/2023

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by Skip Cohen

​When you've been blogging for a long time another aspect of Throwback Thursday is digging through your archives and "mining" for older posts. As I wandered through my archives this image from Cindy Harter Sims came up. It's one of my favorites from the "Why?" series which featured the works of over 125 artists.

So, the original post below was in 2016 and the first post featuring Cindy's story was 2013.  Today, she's one of the most accomplished professional photographers in the industry. Five minutes with Cindy and you feel like you've known her your whole life!

​Happy Throwback Thursday!

"Why?" is about images, artists and backstories. It's about artists who need to be on your radar.

I'm betting many of you don't know Cindy Harter Sims. She's not typically on the speaking circuit, but she's always at the key conventions. Besides having become an outstanding artist, what I enjoy most about Cindy is her focus on building her skill set. She never slows down!

Cindy was the music teacher in a Georgia school for many years and decided she wanted to be a professional photographer. She took classes, practiced for endless hours, and then in 2011, after five years of saving and planning, opened her studio.  She's never strayed from building her skill set and in the process has worked with some of the finest artists and educators in our industry. Cindy is all about quality - in her images, business, relationships with clients, the community and her friends. Check out Cindy's 2013 guest post on how she got started.

In regards to the portrait above, in an IM she wrote to me:

"I get pretty emotionally attached to my work. This print is my whole heart. I have been feeling the urge to make a portrait of my father for a while...I wanted to recreate that scene as if to live it once more."

To see more of Cindy's work, just click on her image.
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Cooper Neill link
4/11/2017 10:40:41 am

"I get pretty emotionally attached to my work. This print is my whole heart. I have been feeling the urge to make a portrait of my father for a while...I wanted to recreate that scene as if to live it once more."

A fantastic way to explain how personal and emotional art can be for the artist. Great photograph!

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Cindy Harter Sims link
4/13/2017 07:49:46 am

Thank you so much! I am so happy this image touched you!!! Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. ❤️❤️❤️

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Eve Papa link
4/11/2017 11:00:56 am

great story...I have been inspired to photograph my Dad for the past several months at his chair where he prays and reads everyday too...Confirmation is great. I will make this happen after shutterfest...

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Cindy Harter Sims link
4/13/2017 07:51:14 am

This makes me so happy. I was hoping this would encourage just one to follow their urge to go make a portrait of something in their heart. I hope it is everything when you finish it.

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Ray Robertson
4/11/2017 12:54:06 pm

Beautiful photograph with a wonderful story to match.

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Cindy Harter Sims link
4/13/2017 07:51:59 am

❤️❤️❤️❤️

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