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Gallery Picks of the Show B&W Invitational January 24 - February 19, 2023
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Another Side of Kodak Kimberly’s desire to create photos of older
buildings that have a definite history is demonstrated in Another
Side of Kodak. I am reminded of the Ecclesiastes verse A Time for
Every Season as I view this photograph. Kodak began as a kernel of
an idea that went through many permutations as it became the largest
employer in Rochester and the leader of the photographic industry.
Though it exists in some forms today, it’s once massive industrial
complex and consumer influence has ceased to exist. Kimberly chose
to photograph her interpretation of “another side” with the Kodak
building in the background of a what could be walls of another
abandoned building or wall in the foreground. The growing brush and
wild plants growing in the foreground hide most of the Kodak
building and eventually could be hid from view. Just as with most of
Millennials and Gen Zer’s (those born after 1990) have little if any
personal understanding of the power and influence that Kodak had in
Rochester. Yet, within the past few years Kodak has brought back
Ektachrome E100 slide film, TMax P3200, high-speed black and white
film, and Kodak Gold 200 in 120 format. Thus, as with the seeds of
the brush and trees growing in the foreground, there is evidence of
that same generational group picking up their parent’s old film
cameras and seeing what the fuss was all about to create their own
film images. Thank you, Kimberly, for sharing some excellent
examples of historical structures in the area. Spirit of Murphy Park These photographs by David Cook of birds in
flight are wonderful examples of going way beyond the typical photos
of birds frozen in flight. Yes, this traditional approach allows us
to admire the beauty of the bird color and shape and the elegance of
them captured stop-motion in flight. But David provides so much more
by adding motion and movement to what he presents. The bird is an abstract blur, though still
being to appreciate the details of the wing feathers. You actually
feel that the bird is flying in the frame! It literally is
moving from the right to the left, against an almost black
background with streaks showing where the bird came from.
There is a clear range of tones so that the
shape of the bird's body is suggested, and it grounds the viewer in
the reality of what he/she is looking at. Capturing a bird in flight is a challenge for
any photographer, David adds another dimension to this challenge and
all of these photographs excel technically. He states in his artist’s statement that he
uses nature photography to explore his own sense of wonder and
hopefully inspires others. In looking at these photographs he has
clearly hit the bullseye!! by Steve Levinson The Cellist Surrounded by superb portraits photographed by
Steve Dent, this photo deserves recognition for its powerful,
penetrating and fascinating study of a cellist, taken while she is
immersed in her art. This is truly a dynamic image showing us the
strength and the intensity of a woman who is lost in her music.
My eye travels from the woman’s long leg up the
womanly curve of the cello, to the subject’s circular sweeping hair
and lands on her perfectly lit face, where her strong jawline takes
me right back down to her arm holding the bow. I am left wanting to
know more about her. I believe she has fascinating stories to tell
of herself, her music and her thoughts.
The wonderful placement of the subject,
striking light that gives us all the detail that we need, the dreamy
look on her face, the use of intersecting lines of the cello bow and
the cello neck, the parallel lines of the woman’s legs and the cello
body; all of these elements contribute to give us a memorable image. I envisage and continue to learn from her
clothes, from her pose, from the concentrated expression of a woman
who seems to have infinite pleasure in what might be a mystical
experience. Such is the strength of this outstanding
portrait in which I became absorbed, wanting to know more, certainly
wondering if my thoughts and ideas about this woman are close to
reality. This is a thought-provoking portrait, wonderfully seen and
photographed. by Marie Costanza
Out of the Fog In its simplicity, Out of the Fog compels me to
get closer to try to understand what’s happening in front of me.
That the photo is not centered in the frame catches my eye
and draws me in. I did not notice that there is no glass on this
image until I was directly in front of it.
Elisa used some clever tools to make us see her story of a
tree in a snowy fog.
The frame within a frame within still another frame makes that tree
the target of my attention.
The textured paper the tree is printed on adds to the scene,
and guess what? If
there was glass on this photo the paper’s texture would disappear.
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