Here is another image, entitled, “Solace,” in my “Hands” Series.
Sometimes a silent hug is the only thing to say.Robert Brault
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HANDS – A New Photographic Series
Today, I am sharing the first image, entitled, “Self-Sufficient,” of my new “Hands” Series.
A heart to resolve, a head to contrive, and a hand to execute. Edward Gibbon
Why Hands?
Hands do so much and say so much and we use them in so many different ways. We take them for granted and often don’t even notice them. They build and they destroy, they calm and they anger, they can soothe and can hurt. Hands are old and young, smooth and wrinkled, small and large, and light and dark. Hands also give and take, hug and push away, they shake hands and they hold other hands, they can be sensual. Hands can communicate, they write and they erase, they program computers and use computers, they draw and they paint, they construct and they sculpt, and exercise and rest. They grow food, cook food and help to eat food. Hands play music and they conduct orchestras. And, oh yes, hands create photographic images (and so much more)!
So this is my homage to hands and all they do for us and all the ways we use them. In the coming weeks I’ll be posting images in this photographic series and, when it’s complete, I’ll put them into a presentation and hopefully be able to display them as an exhibit.
Marty
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New Website Design
Recently, I’ve been working on a re-design of my photography website. I wanted this site to have a fresh look and be the main site where I ant to share my photography. I especially like the new PROJECTS section and I encourage you to click on PROJECTS in the navigation bar at the top of the page, then scroll down the page and click on the different projects. I will add new projects to that page as well.
The PORTFOLIO section has also been updated and moved from my other website (MSCGALLERY). Take a look at it as well by clicking on PORTFOLIO in the navigation bar.
In the next few days, I’ll be announcing a new photographic project that I’ve been working on and I’ll post the first image from that project. Thank you again for your support and encouragement and please share this website on your social media pages.
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A Different New Years Celebration
If you’ve been following my photography on this site for the past several years, you know that each year, at New Years, we go to Los Angeles to be with family and celebrate a Japanese New Years where we all have fun preparing traditional Japanese New Years food. It’s great fun, delicious food and great to photograph and share with you here.
This year, however, Cathleen and I were not able to travel to Los Angeles because our almost 13 year old Labrador Retriever needed to have surgery the week before and we stayed home to help her recover. (She’s doing well, thank you.) So Cathleen and I created our own version of acquiring and making the traditional foods. While not as elaborate as the big family version, we were proud of how it turned out and I wanted to share it with you. In addition, I’ll offer a link below to see my special presentation on some of the food preparation and food from past family New Years. We missed our family very much but it became a special time for Cathleen, Lulu and me.
Lastly, if you haven’t seen the photo presentation I created entitled, “In The Kitchen”, click on the image below and then scroll down the new page to view it. I love how it turned out. Happy New Year!!
2015 CPA International Juried Exhibition Opening
The opening night of the exhibit was so much fun. Forty-five images were selected by the juror Robert Hirsch out of over 1,000 images submitted. It was attended by over a hundred people and the juror spent some time talking to the group about his process in making the selections and how difficult it was. He spent many hours reviewing each image to make his choices. He is from New York and he commented on the difference between east coast and west coast photographers. Photo exhibitions featuring east coast photographers have far more urban art photography whereas west coast photographers were featuring more nature and landscape images.
While I did not win one of the the top three prizes, Mr. Hirsch talked with me about how much he liked my image, how beautifully it was printed and that it evoked a feeling of movement and water and it was in his final group from which he selected the winners. A difficult process, he commented. For me, to have my image chosen to be in the gallery out of over 1,000 other images was honor enough and I was very happy. This was an image from the Sahara Desert in Morocco. Interestingly, a number of other gallery visitors commented about it possibly being in or under water.
The Center for Photographic Art also set up an online gallery of the 45 images selected plus the juror selected another 55 images that were the top 100 images in his opinion. You can see all the images (those hanging in the gallery are identified with their title) by clicking here:
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