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HANGING BRANCH 2018 by Manuel Rodriguez
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Manuel J. Rodriguez says, "I’ve photographed the landscape for several decades, primarily in the Oceanside, Calif., area. I’m constantly looking at a given landscape’s totality, from structures, infrastructure and landforms to some of the most ubiquitous objects on the planet – trees.

Trees present form, line and texture in a myriad of ways. And they interact with light – reflecting it, filtering it, causing shadows – that one can make an image of the same tree every day for a year and the result will be 365 distinctive photographs.

As long as I’m able to photograph I’ll be photographing trees."

Curricula Vitae:

Schools:

Bachelor of Fine Arts/Photography, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island ─ Studied with instructors that included Doug Prince, Paul Krot and Wendy Snyder MacNeil. Other significant photographic influences in those early days included Harry Callahan, Paul Strand, Ernst Haas, Garry Winogrand and Lee Friedlander.

Completed various Journalism/Public Relations courses, Point Park College, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Career Trajectory:

Started career as a newspaper reporter and sometime-photographer for the Squirrel Hill Times, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

In mid-1980s, began handling writing/photography assignments for corporations that included Kodak, IBM, 3M, DuPont, NCR.

Served Kodak’s Professional Photography Division (PPD), interviewing PPD customers such as Eddie Adams, Doug Kirkland, Charles Moore, James Nachtwey, John Sexton and Mario Casilli. From these interviews, developed a long series of articles that appeared in photo publications such as Photographer’s Forum, Rangefinder Magazine, Petersen’s Photographic, Camera & Darkroom.

In mid-1990s, stopped photography to pursue full-time career as a technology writer, which continues to this day. Have served clients such as Cox Communications, Spectra-Physics, Coherent, Raytheon, Gemological Institute of America and Broadley-James Corporation.

Around 2007, resumed photography, this time focusing strictly on personal work with digital cameras. For the past several years have concentrated my attention on fine-art/street/documentary photography in and around my home city of Oceanside, California.

Am currently editing and organizing work, with plans in 2019 to launch a personal website, blog and Instagram account.

mjerodriguez@gmail.com
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TREE AND DRY RIVER 2016 by Manuel Rodriguez
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TREE FACADE 2015 by Manuel Rodriguez
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RAINFOREST by Mara Zaslove
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Mara Zazlove's photographs are entries to her soul, connecting the intangible to the tangible through light, time and memory. Often using natural light to capture what she feels in her heart and sees with her eyes, taking photographs has become as essential to her as breathing air, and in some ways, has evolved into a sixth sense. 

Growing up with a father who was a fine artist, Mara was surrounded by his work and sensibilities. His influence made a profound imprint on her and she often finds herself mirroring his visual style.  She innately responds to form, patterns, shapes and composition and finds that this early exposure permeates her sense of balance and style.

Mara thrives on creating visual conversations that embrace the universality of aging, childhood, life on the street and how “human beings” impact the natural world. Either candid or anticipated, Mara seeks to convey a uniqueness particular to each individual that invites the viewer to explore their own life's path with that of the subject documented.

Mara Zaslove is a Los Angeles based photographer who thrives on creating visual conversations that embrace the diversity of the human spirit, the universality of aging and the beauty of the natural world.

She received a BA from the University of California, Berkeley and later, a Teaching Credential at U.C.L.A.  After completing her MA in Counseling and Guidance from California State, Northridge, she became a Licensed Marriage, Family and Child Therapist.

Her background as a therapist informs her photographic work and brings a heightened sensitivity to how she perceives the world.

Her images have been featured in numerous publications including Shadow and Light Magazine, F-Stop Magazine as well receiving Honorable Mention and Finalist in several categories of the Annual 11th, 12th and 13th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards.  Mara currently lives in Santa Monica, CA.

2019

My work was chosen to be featured in the New This Week Collection on Saatchi Art's homepage. You can see the collection here.

Two of my photographic collages were curated by Holly Tempo into the Pulse Of LA 2019 exhibition at SoLA Gallery sponsored So. California Women's Caucus for Art.

My image, Mesmerizing Dancer, was selected by Joshua Elias to be in The Pasadena Art Show 2019 in conjunction with Art in the Arthouse.

Finalist in the SMC Community Ed Photo Contest.

Finalist in the 3rdAnnual Black and White Art Exhibition on Fusion Art.

Volunteer Guide for Education Day at Photoville: escorted Los Angeles students around the venue

Easter Seals Disability Challenge: Parents INC (film submission that won 1stPlace) with credit as the Still Photographer

Three of my images from my “Butoh” series received an Honorable Mention in the Women Seen by Women Category of the 13thJulia Margaret Cameron Awards (Non Professional Section).

Two of my images were curated into Common Threads ll Open Theme by Richard Chow.  They will be exhibited at the Angel City Brewery during MOPLA.

My image, Mesmerizing Dancer, received a Special Merit Award in the 9thAnnual “Figurative” Art Exhibition with the Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery.

My image, Mime, was selected for the ‘Color It Red 2019 Shadow & Light Magazine Single Image Showcase.

Ancient Lines and Sun Goddess were curated by Claudia James Bartlett (director of Photo L.A.) into and exhibited with OSLA (Open Show L.A.) at Photo L.A.

www.marazaslove.com
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SERENITY by Mara Zaslove
HONORABLE MENTION
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SILOUETTE by Mara Zaslove
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FALLTREE by Michel O'Hara
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Michel O'Hara says, "“From the tree across the way, and all the other places that brought you here." As a photographer I am drawn to quiet sensitive connections between light, object, gesture, and color. My photographic work centers on home, place, and longing. In my career, I travel consistently and inhabit different hotels or friends apartments in a multitude of towns and cities. Photography grounds me during this time and it’s in the natural world where I find these symbols that make up the poetry of a place."

After 15 years in Portland, OR I recently relocated back to Los Angeles, CA where I work as a freelance film and commercial producer. I have studied photography under Todd Hido, Alex Webb and Rebecca Webb and my photographs have been shown as part of group exhibits at the Curated Fridge, Lightbox Photographic Gallery, and the Griffin Museum. 

www.michelohara.com
www.instagram.com/michel_ohara/
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NETTREE by Michel O'Hara
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PINKTREE by Michel O'Hara
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BEAUTIFUL CHAOS by Nina Collosi-Martinez
HONORABLE MENTION
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Nina Collosi-Martinez says, "Nature is my church; a place where I feel centered and grounded, without the buzz of everyday life.  

I find myself drawn to trees and their seasonal changes, dropping leaves without regret in the Fall, and the blooming of new growth in the spring.  My favorite is naked trees,  hauntingly beautiful and mesmerizing standing starkly against the open sky.

Photography has enhanced my observation skills, aiding in the ways I see the seemingly ordinary or familiar.  I hope to never lose my awe and appreciation of nature’s gifts."

https://www.instagram.com/nmc009/ 
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BETWEEN WORLDS by Nina Collosi-Martinez
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ILLUSIONS by Nina Collosi-Martinez
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TREE OF LINES by Olesya Volk
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Olesya Volk says, "My  art works come  out as attempts to "translate"  from the fantastic hieroglyphs  that I see in  the patterns of nature, mostly in the tree bark.

In other words, they are  sort of "snapshots" from  the process of "reading" the Book of Nature by the mind.These snapshots exist somewhere  in between  the imagery and the wording. I imagine the  trees as folios and libraries that can be read, perhaps as well as any thing around if we attune to it…The mind projects meanings onto the shapes and lines, but they are being reflected back,  startling  and puzzling… there is always a sensation of a mirror dialog, of having been  "read" by the Book of Nature itself."

Olesya Volk (a.k.a. Olga Volozova)  is a Los Angeles-based artist/writer.
She was born in Russia where she started doodling and also, writing and publishing her tales and puppet plays.

She moved to the US in 1992, studied animation at UCLA, then worked doing  web animation and illustrations.

Three of her books, in the graphic novel style, were published by the Sparkplug Comic Books ( Portland, Oregon):" The Airy Tales", a collection of tales, "with a touch of nonsense"; " Rock That Never Sleeps" ( in collaboration with Juliacks, two fantasy stories about the loss of memory) and, based on a legend of a famous kabbalist, " The Golem of Gabirol" ( which made it  into the "Best Comic Books of 2014"  ) Recently she  self-published a graphic novel "The Green Zybari" .

In her art work,  she explores the patterns of nature, mostly the tree bark, as a possibility of intuitive "readings" and  leaps  into the primordial language.

She often uses the old Flemish masters technique which she has learned at the Visionary Arts seminars  following the tradition of the fantastic realism in  Vienna.
She exhibits her work in Los Angeles and internationally. Her art genres also include mixed media, small dioramas, paper theatre.
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TREE OF WHEELS by Olesya Volk
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TREE OF WOMAN by Olesya Volk
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MORNING FOG by Paul Ivanushka
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Paul Ivanushka (b. 1960, Highland, NY) is a fine art photographer currently “In the woodshed” studying the vicissitudes of gum printing using single and multiple negatives.

After studying at Brooks Institute of Photography Paul spent most of his career in the printing industry learning and managing tone reproduction on high speed web offset presses.

Paul's work has been exhibited throughout the country, including the South East Center for Photography, Center for Photographic Art in Carmel, Davis Orton Gallery, Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins,  South East Center for Photography in Greenville  South Carolina;  Los Angeles Art Core, The Los Angeles Center of Photography, Gallery 825 and the Topanga Canyon , dnj and Tag galleries in the Los Angeles area;  the Black Box Gallery in Portland, Oregon, Darkroom Gallery in Essex Junction, VT and the Santa Cruz Art League.

Paul is a Software Business Analyst and currently resides in Inglewood, California.

www.paulivanushkaphotography.com
 
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RAYNES TREE by Paul Ivanushka
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SUNRISE FOR A FALCON by Paul Ivanushka
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BONES by Terry Balczak
HONORABLE MENTION
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Terry Barczak says, "I am a long-time street photographer with a range of ongoing projects. My photographs often play with illusion, deception and ambiguity, revealing the unexpected and surreal in the ordinary.

My quest to create pictures is always a process of discovery, graced by possibility and good fortune. When I am out in the world looking, searching, collecting, and sometimes finding, the life force of trees is a universal presence. Walking in congested Los Angles, strolling through Central Park, or in a neighborhood anywhere, I come across trees with a limitless orchestra of beauty and character. Like portraits of the people I meet, they are an enduring and abundant subject for me. 

I am a Minneapolis, Minnesota based street photographer  Largely self taught I also studied at Visual Studies workshop in Rochester NY and Lightworks in Minneapolis. Though cities still provide me with subject matter, I also have projects that look into landscape, abstraction, portraiture and religion.

In addition to numerous exhibition of my photographs, I have also served as art director with filmmaker Shelli Ainsworth on short and feature films, taught photography at a variety of institutions and worked in the photography department at Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. My work can be viewed at http://terrybarczak.com and on Instagram as Terry Barczak.

Cv:

2018-2019 Select Group shows:

     Los Angeles Center of Photography, Juror: Susan Spiritus

     A Smith Gallery, Juror: Wendi Schneider

     Southeast Center of Photography, Juror: Blue Mitchel

     Davis Orten Gallery, Juror: Paula Tognarelli

     Gamut Gallery, Juror: Tara LaPlante

     A Smith Gallery, Juror: Geoffrey Koslov

     Minneapolis Photo Center, Juror: Valerie Jardin

Portfolio Review: PhotoNOLA 2018

Workshops: Alyssa Coppelman, The Professionsal Edit, 2018

                    Mary Virginia Swanson, Presenting and Promoting your Photographs. 2019
                     
 
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FLOW by Terry Balczak
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PORTAL by Terry Barczak
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1 by Ken Weingart
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Ken Weingart says, "The fine art photography that I am currently creating is focused on psychological expression. In my most recent series: Tree Portraits, I explore the idea of trees that have personality and soul. I hope to branch out further in art with a storytelling process utilizing new genres, mixed media, collage, and video art — and blending them all together with photography."

Ken Weingart has been photographing portraits professionally for many years, and became interested in the world of alternative art and fine art photography in 2009. The artist recently started a fine art photography blog-podcast and has interviewed notable fine art photographers such as: Roger Ballen, Gregory Crewdson, and Tina Barney.

Ken has worked and lived in New York City, Los Angeles, Italy, and Spain. He has also exhibited in multiple solo and group shows in the U. S. and Europe.

EDUCATION
B.A. History, Honors, UC Santa Barbara/University of Padua, Italy

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/EVENTS/PRESS/COLLECTIONS

2019

Top 40 International Juried Competition LACDA - Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts - juried by Bryan Barcena from MOCA - Museum of Contemporary Art & Nicholas Barlow from LACMA - Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Group Exhibition

Out There - City of West Hollywood - juried by Cliff Benjamin from Western Project, Group Exhibition

The Game - Loosen Art - Gallery Millepani, Rome - Group Exhibition

The Creative Portrait - LACP - Los Angeles Center of Photography - juried by David and Nicholas Fahey from Fahey/Klein gallery, Group Exhibition

Open Source & Snap to Grid - LACD - Los Angeles Center of Digital Arts, Group Exhibition 2018

Round Hole Square Peg - LA Art Show Downtown, Curated by Phil Tarley, Group Exhibition

Chris Rauschenberg Print Collection

Center Santa Fe Recipient

Bunk - Los Angeles Art Association/Gallery 825, Los Angeles, juried by Alix Sloan, Group Exhibition

Hecho A Mano - Los Angeles Art Association/Gallery 825, Curated by Jill Moniz from Pomona College Museum of Art, Group Exhibition

2017

Artilik Magazine - Profile of Ken Weingart- Turkey

Personal Vacation - Los Angeles Art Association/Gallery 825, Curated by Chris Davies from Fabrik Media, Group Exhibition

https://www.weingartfineart.com/
 
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2 by Ken Weingart
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