ARTIST STATEMENT
I currently reside in New York City. My explorations around the world (to four of the seven continents), visiting and living with diverse peoples, and some of the most beautiful natural scenery our planet has to offer, has motivated my art.
I begin capturing color landscapes, panoramas and portraits, utilizing the light nature offers in the moment. Most of the time I visualize an image in greyscale (black and white). The creative process of transforming a color image into greyscale is particularly exhilarating.
The techniques of my greyscale images have been largely inspired by Alfred Stieglitz and Ansel Adams. In portraiture, my preference is to capture people doing something, especially in the performing arts, or people exploring their world. In landscapes natural lighting, clouds and/or water moving at different speeds, contrasting with seemingly static scenery can create interesting images. By manipulating a scene with longer exposures I seek to enhance tonal variations and complex textures transforming an interesting image into an unusual, unique and unworldly piece of art. My intent is for the viewer's imagination to travel where the art piece may take them.
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The slide show at the top includes seven images. The first three images (entered as a series, "Black Beach Art") were awarded Honorable Mention in the International Photography Awards 2019, Category: Fine Art, Landscape. The first image was captured (October 2018) during a stormy sunset, a breathtaking scene on the black beach at Reynisfjara. The long exposure emphasizes the detail of a beautiful rock in the sea sculpted by nature. If you look close it appears like many hands reaching out. The second image was captured (October 2018) around noon. The beautiful and shapely clouds were backlit by the sun. The thickness of the clouds blocked much of the sun’s light. It appeared to be night time with a full moon glowing. The white grains in the black-volcanic sand were glistening, as well. The fourth image, Jazz Bass (Felipe Cabrera) was awarded Honorable Mention in the International Photography Awards 2019, Category: Event, Concert.
The fifth image of a woman in Cuba (as well as the first two above) were chosen in an international competition "Black and White 2019" to be a part of a worldwide exhibit on YouTube. The women was watching people on the streets of Havana (January 2019). I approached and asked for permission to photograph her and she happily obliged. While focusing on her eyes I noticed her beautiful hands.
The sixth and seventh images were chosen in an international competition "Sunsets 2019" to be a part of a worldwide exhibit on YouTube. The sixth, Hazy Sunset in Chania, captured a rare occurrence over that beautiful city in Crete. The seventh was captured right after a glorious home-cooked easter dinner in a small eastern town in Crete, Pacheia Ammos.
I have just returned from visiting Spain's Costa Brava region and the Pyrenees Mountains. New images from my trip are in the Black and White section.
Now you can buy prints to many of my images at: www.kamfineartphoto.picfair.com
Picfair will ship your image anywhere in the world.
***I encourage all of those interested to leave comments/posts on my blog page.
I begin capturing color landscapes, panoramas and portraits, utilizing the light nature offers in the moment. Most of the time I visualize an image in greyscale (black and white). The creative process of transforming a color image into greyscale is particularly exhilarating.
The techniques of my greyscale images have been largely inspired by Alfred Stieglitz and Ansel Adams. In portraiture, my preference is to capture people doing something, especially in the performing arts, or people exploring their world. In landscapes natural lighting, clouds and/or water moving at different speeds, contrasting with seemingly static scenery can create interesting images. By manipulating a scene with longer exposures I seek to enhance tonal variations and complex textures transforming an interesting image into an unusual, unique and unworldly piece of art. My intent is for the viewer's imagination to travel where the art piece may take them.
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The slide show at the top includes seven images. The first three images (entered as a series, "Black Beach Art") were awarded Honorable Mention in the International Photography Awards 2019, Category: Fine Art, Landscape. The first image was captured (October 2018) during a stormy sunset, a breathtaking scene on the black beach at Reynisfjara. The long exposure emphasizes the detail of a beautiful rock in the sea sculpted by nature. If you look close it appears like many hands reaching out. The second image was captured (October 2018) around noon. The beautiful and shapely clouds were backlit by the sun. The thickness of the clouds blocked much of the sun’s light. It appeared to be night time with a full moon glowing. The white grains in the black-volcanic sand were glistening, as well. The fourth image, Jazz Bass (Felipe Cabrera) was awarded Honorable Mention in the International Photography Awards 2019, Category: Event, Concert.
The fifth image of a woman in Cuba (as well as the first two above) were chosen in an international competition "Black and White 2019" to be a part of a worldwide exhibit on YouTube. The women was watching people on the streets of Havana (January 2019). I approached and asked for permission to photograph her and she happily obliged. While focusing on her eyes I noticed her beautiful hands.
The sixth and seventh images were chosen in an international competition "Sunsets 2019" to be a part of a worldwide exhibit on YouTube. The sixth, Hazy Sunset in Chania, captured a rare occurrence over that beautiful city in Crete. The seventh was captured right after a glorious home-cooked easter dinner in a small eastern town in Crete, Pacheia Ammos.
I have just returned from visiting Spain's Costa Brava region and the Pyrenees Mountains. New images from my trip are in the Black and White section.
Now you can buy prints to many of my images at: www.kamfineartphoto.picfair.com
Picfair will ship your image anywhere in the world.
***I encourage all of those interested to leave comments/posts on my blog page.
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