44th Annual Carriage Barn Photography Show - Artists' Panel Moderated by Jane Beiles
by Jane Beiles and Cali Brannan
Chris, educated at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, is a New York City-based video producer. His work is a unique traditional dark-room processed image on silver emulsion paper. Extensive manipulation in the lab makes the final image a unique and un-replicable frame. Chris shoots with a Contax 35mm, Leica digital and the latest iPhone.
Chris’s favorite art book is “Family of Man” A groundbreaking humanist classic from the eponymous 1955 show at MoMA, hailed as one of the most successful photography exhibitions of all time
Chris gains inspiration from his Grandmother, Man Ray, André Kertész, Garry Winograd, world travel and the classics
Greenwich based retired lawyer, Mike calls photography the saviour he was searching for. Despite no formal training, Mike has developed an eye for street photography and has published a coffee table book called “Now You Can Take My Picture”. He uses a canon to shoot and prints and frames his works at his home studio.
Mike’s favorite art book is “William Allard: Five Decades a Retrospective” Allard was a pioneer of color photography with a style that called for entering people's homes and hearts
Mike gains inspiration from his wife, Sally, and her own art, as well as their travels and the people they’ve met along the way
Sally does most of her work while traveling with her husband, Mike, who shares her passion for photography. She aims to capture colourful streets and interesting people around the world and her favourite places to do so are Cuba and Oaxca. Sally has done her training through workshops in Maine and Santa Fe and recommends checking out PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury, VT for similar juried exhibitions that run all year round. She shoots with a Canon R6 mirrorless and iPhone.
Sally’s favorite art books are “Now You Can Take My Picture” by Mike Harris and “The Teachable Moment” by Sam Abell
Sally is inspired by connecting with people from different cultures
Full time artist and travel writer/photographer, Deborah focuses on capturing architecture from around the world. Waterlogged is a nine image in-camera multiple exposure that she combined with a book that was destroyed during one of Venice’s many acqua altas in order to achieve a painterly effect. Deborah shoots with a Fujifilm X-Pro 3 and prefers to do most of her work with her camera instead of using any kind of post production editing systems and refers to her camera as her paintbrush.
Deborah gains inspiration from abstract painters and the man-made world
After retiring six years ago, Tad focused his efforts on photography. He has worked for programs such as Photographers Without Borders, where he took Maheshwar Weavers, and Burning Man where he captures the instillations and lively atmosphere. For studying photography, Tad recommends checking out the series of books published by the Aperture Foundation that distill the workshops of leading photographers as well as the Grammar of Photography series taught by Chris Giglio. He shoots with a Sony body and either a Sony or Tamron lense, noting their ability to shoot in low light.
Tad’s favorite art book is anything by photographer Elliott Erwitt a French-born American advertising and documentary photographer known for his black and white candid photos of ironic and absurd situations within everyday settings
Tad gains his inspiration from traveling and the challenge of trying to capture the story of each new place
Despite working full as Chairman of an industrial power tool company, Thomas developed his artistic side as a student filmmaker at SUNY Binghamton University. His work has allowed him to travel where he aims to capture the inner soul of his subjects in places he visits to reveal something unseen. He often overlays multiple images in oder to do so, as done in War, Kreig, Guerra, Bonha, and notes that finding the right images to combine using the in-camera feature in his Nikon D7100 can take years. Tad prints his works on metal, using Photographic Solutions in Norwalk.
Thomas’s favorite art book is “Man Ray (Aperture Masters of Photography)” by Jed Pearl The essay describes the influences behind Man Ray's abundant career and his enduring contribution to photography
Thomas gains inspiration from discovering genius in art, going to the cinema, museums, and galleries, and life experience
MICK MCGUIRE
SNAKE MAN AND DAUGHTER & MENDOCINO MORNING
As a commercial video producer, Mick uses still photography for creative expression. Though it wasn’t his major, Mick found photography during college and decided to pursue documentary work. His two images featured in the show were taken fifty years apart with completely different techniques and technologies. Mick states that content is really what matters when it comes to photography.
Mick gains inspiration from participating in shows such as the Carriage Barn Photography Show and seeing other photographers works
Dutch is a full-time photographer specialising in portraiture, commercial, editorial and music. Dutch is based between New York, LA, and Martha’s Vineyard and has been recognised by the American Photography Awards for his portrait and music photography. He has worked extensively photographing music tours and this particular image was taken on his way to shoot a show at the Bawery Ballroom in New York City.
Dutch’s favourite art book is “The Last Lauch” by Dan Winters A stunning photographic tribute to America’s space shuttle program. Dan Winters was one of only a handful of photographers to whom NASA gave close-range access to photograph the last launches of Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour
Dutch is inspired by the energy and emotion of his environment and people around him
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