AUTHOR
Bob Avakian and his wife Gail visited Martha’s Vineyard for the summer in 1973 and it has been home ever since. Trained in architecture, engineering and building, for years he has worked in the construction field as a custom homebuilder. As his photographic vision has evolved he has been drawn to the natural landscape and an exploration of night photography.

Bob has been the recipient of numerous awards. Last year he was awarded First Place for Night Photography in the Neutral Density Photography Awards. In 2013 he was selected as a Photolucida Critical Mass Top 50 photographer. In the International Photo Awards Annual competition Bob won 2nd place in the Night Photography category. In Photo Nights Boston’s “Photorama” his photography won 1st place. His work was also chosen to exhibit in the Danforth Museum’s “Photography Biennial”.

On the Vineyard, Bob shows his work at The Granary Gallery, His photos were also exhibited in the Cape Cod Art Association’s “The Solo Show”. He has also exhibited work from his series "Between Night and Day" at the Davis Orton Gallery in Hudson NY in a two person show with photographer Stephen DiRado. He was awarded a solo show of his work at the South Shore Art Center in Cohasset MA.

His photos have been featured in Dodho Magazine, Aline Smithson's, Lenscratch; in Wilson Cummer's New Landscape Photography blog and on the popular photo site Peta Pixel. He was also a Featured Artist on the Photographic Resource Center, Boston's website PRCNEO.

His work is in the collection of The Boston Athenaeum and the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital’s permanent art collection.

Bob is a juried member of the Cape Cod Art Association and the South Shore Art Center in Cohasset, Ma.

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