Giraud Polite, PhD

As an artist and Creative PhD, Giraud Polite has more than 20+ years of visual communications experience and has spent the past two decades visually documenting and researching a variety of ethnic groups on six different continents. As a Louisiana/Texas artist, he has exhibited works extending from digital photography to multimedia arts in a variety of museums, cultural centers and educational institutions. Engaging in landscape photography, Giraud is compelled to add meaning to the environment while connecting with nature and challenging himself to unearth the unnatural and the unseen. He finds joy and fulfillment in combining elements from sparse scenery and intriguing compositions, which are stitched together to create purpose and mindfulness.