Five perspectives on the world will be on view at the Coastal Arts League in July and August: the work of photographers Dana Christensen, Ingo Bork, Barbara Masek, Steve Renwick. and Marie Susa. The public is invited to an opening reception on Saturday, July 24 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM in the gallery located at 300 Main Street, Half Moon Bay, CA. The gallery exhibit will continue through August 15.
The five photographers present views of the world particular to each of them, but with a unifying theme. Their backgrounds are as varied as their work, but each one uses photography to provide a balance to modern life.
Dana Christensen spent much of her early life as a photographer on the East coast, exploring the architecture of the cities and the aging infrastructure of small towns left behind by change. Coming West, she fell in love with the vast open spaces and the contrast between the sea, the mountains, and the inland deserts. Her current focus is alternative processes for photographic printing, specifically platinum/palladium and photogravure. The subtleties of light and shadow created by these traditional techniques are uniquely suited to the creation of images that convey timelessness as well as the impermanence of the world as we know it.
Ingo Bork works in the semiconductor industry, on the bay side of the Peninsula, but he enjoys the slower pace of life on the coastside. Passionate about photography since he got his first SLR camera at the age of 13, Ingo has developed his photography skills through books, internet blogs, and practice. He says that, “'Zen in the Art of Photography' best describes my process of taking pictures. Hiking through nature with my camera, I can easily dive into 'space-time,' absorbing colors, forms, and light. Photography becomes a form of meditation and contemplation about the nature of life, practicing an age-old concept using new technology."
Barbara Masek is an accomplished portrait, event, and business branding photographer in the Coastside - SF Bay Area. She says that her photography is driven by a desire to represent the subject with creativity, answering the question, "how I can visually communicate with the most impact?" Working in the digital creative realm, coastal views, the natural beauty of landscapes, capturing people in a portrait, and the details of a particular subject are all examples of the vistion she shares with others.
Steve Renwick is also employed in the tech industry on the bay side and was attracted Coastside by its unique atmosphere. His photographs study architecture, the beauty of the Coast, and objects of everyday life, using classic black-and-white film and darkroom techniques. Steve says, “Images are ephemeral, but the light, and the world that inspired artists before us, is still there.”
Marie Susa's love for photography began when her mother gave her a 35mm Canon AV-1, for her high school graduation. Her passion is nature photography, long exposure photography, and the use of natural light in her images. She says that, "I see this amazing world through edges of my viewfinder. Looking through my lens is my calm, my passion, my awareness, and my joy. Photography enables me to stop, listen, and capture a unique moment in time. Natural light and its luminescence on the landscape is constantly changing, second by second," and adds that "A favorite subject of mine is coastal sunsets and the radiance of the transformation on the edge of the horizon from day to night."
The gallery is open between 12:00 noon and 5 p.m. Thursdays through Mondays. For information about the gallery, visit the website: www.coastalartsleague.com.
Here are the images, I will show. Depending on space the two architecture photographs from San Francisco might not be on display this time.
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