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Honorable Mention
Title:Isabel Bronze
Many years ago while I was still working in an actual darkroom; I was experimenting with some alternative developers. I came across one in particular that I used for a number of subject matters. As I have now been in the digital darkroom since 1998, I have periodically tried to create imagery that had a similar feel as those that I had done years ago. This is one of the images that I feel has allowed me to re-create in the digital darkroom, perhaps an even more painterly image than I had been able to create previously.
Biography:
I have been pursuing a career as a fine art photographer since I since I began to travel in my early 20s. Having studied painting sculpture and design at the Chicago Art Institute the addition of photography as another manifestation the visual arts seemed only logical.
Many famous American photographers such as Irving Penn and Gordon Parks were also active in the field of painting and drawing. My interest in the abstract art of the mid-20th century manifested itself in my fine art photography which included abstract color photographs of walls and other architectural elements. My interest has... |