Anthony Onwordi
Recipient of the Roloff Beny Foundation Photographic Award in Fine Arts
![Image of Anthony Onwordi](https://www.ulethbridge.ca/sites/default/files/2022/05/artist_anthony_onwordi-img_3486.jpg)
Artist Statement
Anthony Onwordi is an artist, whose passion derives in cinematography and videography. His goal is to tell unique stories through visual elements that will live throughout generations.
I envision myself as a Cinematographer, focusing my talents on videography and photography. I believe that there is always a moment to be captured and there’s always a story to be told. The ability to draw an emotion out from an audience through a screenplay, is something I have been captivated with ever since I first picked up a camera. I believe that creating a story through visual cues is the ultimate form of storytelling. It is the final form of art.
![From series titled Emotional Isolation by artist Anthony Onwordi, 2021. Courtesy of the artist. Artwork from series titled Emotional Isolation by artist Anthony Onwordi.](https://www.ulethbridge.ca/sites/default/files/resize/2022/05/artist_anthony_onwordi-img_0961-683x1024.jpg)
![From series titled Emotional Isolation by artist Anthony Onwordi, 2021. Courtesy of the artist. Artwork from series titled Emotional Isolation by artist Anthony Onwordi.](https://www.ulethbridge.ca/sites/default/files/2022/05/artist_anthony_onwordi-img_0962_0.jpg)
The two images above are a peek into a series titled Emotional Isolation (2021). They reflect my work and passion with light and shadows. It is a representation of being trapped within oneself, through our own struggles with what we value, our emotions and our personal goals.
![Anthony Onwordi, Sam, part of a series, 2022. Artwork called Sam by artist Anthony Onwordi.](https://www.ulethbridge.ca/sites/default/files/2022/05/artist_anthony_onwordi_-_sam1.jpg)
Sam (2022) is from another series looking into our religious beliefs and questioning blind faith.