"I've spent far too many years spending time taking pictures in graveyards to pass for normal. For me, there is no turning back."
-J.K. Potter
Admittedly a "sick and twisted human being", photographer Jeff Potter got himself immersed in horror, fantasy and other unsavory and outré subjects as a teenager, citing Ray Bradbury's The October Country as a life-changer.
Fresh out of high school he worked for Warren's CREEPY and EERIE doing paste-ups and color separations. It wasn't long before he realized that New York "proved to be more frightening even for me" and he moved back to his native Louisiana, the land of murky swamps and folklore.
After a friend gifted him a camera and showed him how to use it, he quickly adapted it to his own weird artistic expression. While working for a photo retouching company, he learned many tricks and techniques that would assist him in realizing his vision.
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| Heavy Metal (October 1979). Art by J.K. Potter. |
His first professional cover illustration was sold to HEAVY METAL for their "Special H.P. Lovecraft Issue" (October 1979). Over the years, he has provided hundreds of his unique photo illustrations for numerous publishers, including Arkham House.
This feature from ART? ALTERNATIVES #4 (February 1994) showcases his weird work.
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