Though many photographers and film folks are celebrated for fashionable touch-ups, sheik post-productions and unusual manipulations, Julee Duwe’s growing portfolio assumes everything you need is right in front of the camera. Developing her unique visual perspective while gazing at rustic West Texas horizons as a youngster, and further refined among the cityscapes of her current home in Nashville, TN, Julee spots each subject’s subtler timbres, revealing things unseen without overstating the natural qualities.

Whether capturing the heartbeat of hope in the smiles of Brazil’s impoverished populations, detecting the tenacious spirit inside the road weary musician or unearthing the natural wonders of international scenery, Duwe uses her experienced eye and various visual mediums to decipher the vibrant colors of real life lying just beyond the lens.