statement writing

It is an incredibly difficult task to describe your own work without sounding arrogant or self-absorbed. That is what a statement really is talking about yourself and your work in my case my photography work. 

You can have a short and sweet statement that is to the point and has everything that is needed. an example would be Steve McCurry's as his is short and has what you need to know about his work.

Steve McCurry has been one of the most iconic voices in contemporary photography for more than thirty years, with scores of magazine and book covers, over a dozen books, and countless exhibitions around the world to his name.

Born in a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; McCurry studied film at Pennsylvania State University, before going on to work for a local newspaper. After several years of freelance work, McCurry made his first of what would become many trips to India. Traveling with little more than a bag of clothes and another of film, he made his way across the subcontinent, exploring the country with his camera.

It has his personal detail like were her was born and were and what he studied. Also it has a brief summery of his career in the beginning.

You can also have extended statement that contains everything from personal details to full extent of what you have done and what you have achieved. An great example of this is Mary Ellen Marks statement its is long and contains everything you would like to know about her work. Follow the link below to see the statment 

http://www.maryellenmark.com/bio_resume/bio_resume.html

The statement contains a brief about her and then goes on to her education, grants, single and group exhibitions, permanent collections,awards, teachings and lectures, books and articles based on her work and film credits from the 1960's to present she has had a great career and her statement is quite full.