ENTRY DESCRIPTION
I am awakened to the effects that shadows have on cities at the dawn of a new day. Reminded of the feature article by Louis Kahn “Light Matters” Mr. Kahn asserts, “That light is a giver of presence, and the shadow belongs to the light.” He suggests that light is the maker of material, and its purpose is to cast shadow. Experiencing the beginning of a new day these images are born from pre dawn shadows. I stand alone witnessing the shadows shifting motions take on a life of their own. They communicate a sense of composure, stillness and hushed mystery as though the shadows are concealing an unknown within the caverns of giant monoliths. Shadows have their own personality offering a unique anxiety awakening the city and its people.

AUTHOR
I was raised in the Finger Lakes Region from upstate New York. Following military service in the 60’s. I attended the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy. My career was in hospital pharmacy administration, clinical education, and on faculty at Brown University Medical School and the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy. During my career years I used a 35mm Minolta SLR for shooting family outings and travel excursions.

I never took photography seriously until one day the Public Broadcasting Station (PBS) did a special on Ansel Adams. I was hooked, and from that point forward I became obsessed with photography. Self taught I studied the works of Joel Tjintjelaar, Sharon Tenembaum, Julia Anna Gospodarou, Keith Aggett, and Michael Kenna. I found my niche, ‘Fine Art Black and White Long Exposure.’

Now in the later stages in my life, imitation photography left me dissatisfied. In 2014 my baptism started with a workshop in New York City with BW Vision Explorers and I then followed up with a lengthy mentorship under Joel Tjintjelaar. My attention continues with fine art photography in black and white long exposure architecture, seascapes, floral still life, and occasional color fine art photography.

I always ask myself, “What excites me about the scene before I push the shutter release. ”I find that fine art photography communicates an emotional experience particularly long exposure. Long exposure moves away from physical existence as you see the world. Water and sky appear unnatural. Light and shadows become exaggerated and black and white becomes more aesthetic with regard to light, shadows, and shape. The camera is only a means of expression. No one can express what you feel better than yourself and ones vision is art and the digital darkroom is my canvas and brush. The artist Jackson Pollock sums

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