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A Message from Terri

There is a saying that a picture is worth a thousand words, but I say each speaks one word at a time over and over again. So that each picture is not just a thousand words but a thousand emotions traveling through time making us feel today what others felt when they lived them.

If we feel, we care, and if we care we protect and value the images of our history. This compilation of my photos represents what I feel American life and lives around the globe is all about: the dreams, the heartaches, the laughter, the love that defines our very existence and the continuity of life. It is the single most important reason why we as world citizens continue to participate in the struggle for world survival. The reason why we live, love and die on every piece of earth. The common thread of humanity which permeates through every fiber of every life in every nation on every continent.

The impact of powerful photographs crosses boundaries, language barriers and governments and is the one remaining vestige of truth that each one of us can define, judge and remember no matter what age, race, religion or nationality we are.

Throughout our planetary existence the images of love in our lives have moved even the coldest of countries and the hardest of hearts. Only through compassion and understanding of our common humanity will peace prevail.

These pictures are what it feels like to me to live in the front row of life.

Photojournalist to feature works locally and on Internet

Step into the world of photojournalist Terri Cavoli and make the trek to her upcoming gallery shows or via the Internet. Her award winning photos offer a window into the lives of the people she photographs and give the viewer a glimpse of an experience that may be entirely unexpected and unique. Evoking sadness, joy, pain, and anger – her photos are noted for their ability to capture the emotion and intensity of the moment and transfer it to her audience.
“Each picture is a moment in time and a view of the world that is sometimes what I believe and sometimes just a shot that is so moving, fun or spectacular that I want to share it,” said Terri.
A 12-year veteran photographer, Terri graduated Magna Cum Laude from Kent State University in 1991. That year she also received the Julius Greenfield Memorial Prize - the school’s top award for excellence in photojournalism - and began a professional career that has led to creating her own business.
“ ‘Slice of Life’ is not only the description of what I shoot but my growing body of work. As I’ve grown professionally, I feel an increasing sense of responsibility and connection with the people I photograph. ‘Slice of Life’ expresses my vision to educate and explain but not exploit the human experience,” Terri said.
Her commitment to responsible photojournalism and the people she photographs has led to a focus on law enforcement. Terri was often called to tragic crime and accident scenes as the unofficial Police Beat photographer for a large daily newspaper. Befriended by the officers, she was invited to enter a world that many never see.
“I began to be drastically affected by what I shot and realized the impact of the pictures on the officers, the victims and the community. What I hope to achieve is to tell a story that includes the emotions of the officers involved and the impact their jobs have on them and their families,” she said.
Her commitment to telling the story of law enforcement grew stronger when she was invited to attend and photograph National Police Memorial Week in Washington, D.C. by the family of a slain Florida law enforcement officer. “My connection allows me to truly show the emotions of these officers because I know their names and their families. I sense what they sense,” she said. “I feel that I can speak for them visually in ways that they can’t speak to the public.”
Destined to make an impact on all that view her work, Terri remains in the front lines and is building an unprecedented historical and educational body of work in a variety of categories. Visit her web site at www.terricavoli.com and experience the emotion and intensity of her work.

Clients include:

Boy Scouts of America's Boys' Life Magazine
Christianity Today's Leadership Journal
Dignity International
Folio Weekly
Intelligence Summit
Jacksonville Fraternal Order of Police
Jacksonville Sheriffs Office
Ladies Home Journal
NE FLA Concerns of Police Survivors
Prentice Hall Publishing
Police Magazine
September 11th families of police and military
US Navy's Proceedings Magazine
USS John F. Kennedy