June 2021
Isolation
Gallery 3
Digital Photography
23 June to 04 July 2021
"This theme, Isolation, connotes a certain pathos or tragedy when read. We are naturally social animals so to be living in a state of isolation, suggests that there is something different or wrong, some kind of aberration in the lone individual. To be isolated is to be the exception to the rule, though the artist is often also the exception to the rule when it comes to our collective judgement of those living in isolation. For the lonely artist living and working either in geographic isolation or quietly alone as the city buzzes around them, we reserve a certain mythical and mystical belief. We rely on the isolated artist, living on the fringes, to work outside of the huddled masses, reflecting our world back to us and navigating our quest for meaning". Elaine Smith, Curator
Digital Photography
23 June to 04 July 2021
"This theme, Isolation, connotes a certain pathos or tragedy when read. We are naturally social animals so to be living in a state of isolation, suggests that there is something different or wrong, some kind of aberration in the lone individual. To be isolated is to be the exception to the rule, though the artist is often also the exception to the rule when it comes to our collective judgement of those living in isolation. For the lonely artist living and working either in geographic isolation or quietly alone as the city buzzes around them, we reserve a certain mythical and mystical belief. We rely on the isolated artist, living on the fringes, to work outside of the huddled masses, reflecting our world back to us and navigating our quest for meaning". Elaine Smith, Curator
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Digital Photography Competition
Entry due date: end of July 2021 Be inspired by the wide range of photography on display in June during the 18th annual Auckland Festival of Photography. Students are invited to take digital photographs of any subject between 1 June and 31 July. They can then submit up to three entries high resolution digital images into this competition. A judging panel will select the finalists who will be featured in the August Estuary Arts Newsletter. The finalists will win photography tuition with one of EAC tutors/mentors as well as an exhibition in the 2021/2022 exhibition schedules. The overall winner will receive a DSL camera and one year's membership to the Hibiscus Photography club. Cost to enter: FREE Age range: Strictly under 18 years of age Theme: Open Number of entries allowed: Three digital high resolution images per entrant only. Name each file with name and title of work. Submissions must be made digitally to manager@estuaryarts.org no later than 5pm on 31 July 2021. Finalists will be notified in August 2021. |
July 2021
The Winners Show featuring Kym Burke, Susannah Law and Gavin Chai
Gallery 1
07 to 25 July 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 10 July 3pm to 5pm
Featuring the three first equal winners of the 2020 Hibiscus and Bays Annual Art Awards.
Kym Burke: As an artist and in my professional life I’ve always had an interest in people and their place. Artistically this has manifested as a fascination with maps – an alternative perspective on space, place and connections. I think partly it’s genetic, my grandfather - whom I never met - worked as a draftsman for the Department of Lands and Surveys for much of his life. I hold that with some pride and some doubt – historically maps have been a powerful tool of acquisition.
Over the last ten years I have been exploring perspectives through processes of deconstruction and reconstruction, taking something known (sometimes maps) and reimagining something different. This current series is in part a continuation of the exploration of ‘known’ in the form of ‘local’, and there is also an element of reconstruction in these works. However, they are also different from previous work and a part of a transitional process for me. A welcome return to painting, navigating the challenges and pleasures in the spontaneity of mark making; coupled with the careful planning and layering that working with acrylics requires. The Covid19 lockdowns enforced new perspectives – a gaze that became hyper-localised. These works are a response to that – and as the neighbourhoods evolved I often asked myself ‘who lives in this house – what’s going on here’.
Susannah Law: Susannah is an artist and teacher from the Hibiscus Coast in Auckland who specialises in figurative/ flora and fauna work. She has a Dip. Fine Arts and Dip. Teaching and usually paints portraits and historical fictional scenes of New Zealand. Her recent works are a study of extinct species such as the Huia and her interest in conservation themes continues to evolve. She uses various techniques to create marbled effects within detailed representational imagery, allowing paint to run and mix in screened areas. Also, she often produces native birds on shaped wood with completely marbled feather work.
Susannah has been involved in many successful exhibitions selling works nationally and internationally for decades. She has won numerous art awards since she was a child, recently being selected for the National Portrait Awards in Wellington with her work touring New Zealand.
Last year she has won 3 awards; the ‘Figurative’ award in Estuary Arts members show, the ‘People’s choice’ award at Mairangi Arts members show and also saw her win 1st equal in the ‘HBC Bayes Art awards’. Her most recent notable exhibitions are at private dealers such as Millwater Gallery and Emma Jean Gallery in Silverdale.
Gavin Chai: As a realist artist, I am interested in revitalizing the historical drawing and painting techniques to represent contemporary experiences, drawing allusions to biblical themes with subtle allegories, and to certain historical works of art that had influenced my practice. The subject matter that I work with is unfixed, and tends to shift accordingly to my experiences. Often captivated by what I saw in my immediate surroundings, my subjects can vary from interiors of a house, a hotel room, a table of things to an exterior setting with someone in a neighbourhood. I choose to paint settings that are close to home, just as Vermeer of Delft and Hammershoi of Strandgade 30 in Copenhagen. Yet, my settings are not just about the familiar, but also the imaginative and the unseen too.
My “Strange Paradise: In Ecstasy, Fantasy and Reality” is a series initiated by the first nationwide lockdown last year. When nearly everyone isolated themselves at home, I felt curious and went out for a stroll quite regularly around my neighbourhood. While the underlying mood of the series is directly taken by the sense of isolation during the lockdown, the depicted events are fictional and invented. I referenced the paintings of Edward Hopper for the creation of this series, as well as the Northern Renaissance paintings by Hieronymus Bosch and Pieter Brueghel. The meaning of each works is supported by the object elements and people that were carefully composed into each setting, and is meant to strike consonance and imagination in terms of its reading and interpretation.
07 to 25 July 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 10 July 3pm to 5pm
Featuring the three first equal winners of the 2020 Hibiscus and Bays Annual Art Awards.
Kym Burke: As an artist and in my professional life I’ve always had an interest in people and their place. Artistically this has manifested as a fascination with maps – an alternative perspective on space, place and connections. I think partly it’s genetic, my grandfather - whom I never met - worked as a draftsman for the Department of Lands and Surveys for much of his life. I hold that with some pride and some doubt – historically maps have been a powerful tool of acquisition.
Over the last ten years I have been exploring perspectives through processes of deconstruction and reconstruction, taking something known (sometimes maps) and reimagining something different. This current series is in part a continuation of the exploration of ‘known’ in the form of ‘local’, and there is also an element of reconstruction in these works. However, they are also different from previous work and a part of a transitional process for me. A welcome return to painting, navigating the challenges and pleasures in the spontaneity of mark making; coupled with the careful planning and layering that working with acrylics requires. The Covid19 lockdowns enforced new perspectives – a gaze that became hyper-localised. These works are a response to that – and as the neighbourhoods evolved I often asked myself ‘who lives in this house – what’s going on here’.
Susannah Law: Susannah is an artist and teacher from the Hibiscus Coast in Auckland who specialises in figurative/ flora and fauna work. She has a Dip. Fine Arts and Dip. Teaching and usually paints portraits and historical fictional scenes of New Zealand. Her recent works are a study of extinct species such as the Huia and her interest in conservation themes continues to evolve. She uses various techniques to create marbled effects within detailed representational imagery, allowing paint to run and mix in screened areas. Also, she often produces native birds on shaped wood with completely marbled feather work.
Susannah has been involved in many successful exhibitions selling works nationally and internationally for decades. She has won numerous art awards since she was a child, recently being selected for the National Portrait Awards in Wellington with her work touring New Zealand.
Last year she has won 3 awards; the ‘Figurative’ award in Estuary Arts members show, the ‘People’s choice’ award at Mairangi Arts members show and also saw her win 1st equal in the ‘HBC Bayes Art awards’. Her most recent notable exhibitions are at private dealers such as Millwater Gallery and Emma Jean Gallery in Silverdale.
Gavin Chai: As a realist artist, I am interested in revitalizing the historical drawing and painting techniques to represent contemporary experiences, drawing allusions to biblical themes with subtle allegories, and to certain historical works of art that had influenced my practice. The subject matter that I work with is unfixed, and tends to shift accordingly to my experiences. Often captivated by what I saw in my immediate surroundings, my subjects can vary from interiors of a house, a hotel room, a table of things to an exterior setting with someone in a neighbourhood. I choose to paint settings that are close to home, just as Vermeer of Delft and Hammershoi of Strandgade 30 in Copenhagen. Yet, my settings are not just about the familiar, but also the imaginative and the unseen too.
My “Strange Paradise: In Ecstasy, Fantasy and Reality” is a series initiated by the first nationwide lockdown last year. When nearly everyone isolated themselves at home, I felt curious and went out for a stroll quite regularly around my neighbourhood. While the underlying mood of the series is directly taken by the sense of isolation during the lockdown, the depicted events are fictional and invented. I referenced the paintings of Edward Hopper for the creation of this series, as well as the Northern Renaissance paintings by Hieronymus Bosch and Pieter Brueghel. The meaning of each works is supported by the object elements and people that were carefully composed into each setting, and is meant to strike consonance and imagination in terms of its reading and interpretation.
Oceania: Distance and Diversity
Gallery 2 and 3
07 to 25 July 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 10 July 3pm to 5pm
Oceania: Distance and Diversity is a juried exhibition of 29 art quilts made by members of the Studio Art quilt Associates (SAQA) Oceania region.
This exhibition explores the many interpretations of either distance, or diversity, or both. This theme is easily engaged with by the public and the artwork is diverse, challenging the boundaries of quilting and encouraging conversation and dialogue about the use of quilting as an art form.
The organisation
SAQA is a leading non-profit advocacy group for art quilts that was established in the USA in 1989 by an initial group of 50 artists. It now has over 3,400 members with 140 members in the Oceania Region. This region is made up of Australia, New Zealand and expatriate members. Further information about SAQA can be found at www.saqa.com
The artists
Within the 29 works selected by the jurors are several high-profile quilt artists from Australia and New Zealand, who have works in international collections and who have won prestigious prizes in global art quilt events. There are also SAQA members from our region who have used the theme as an introduction into this wider art quilt world.
Jurors’ comments
Two independent and well-respected international jurors, Norma Slabbert (NZ) and Marth Wolfe (USA), both commented on the strong sense of place shown in the selected works.
“Some quilts show strong demographic diversity which is tied to our identities of origin. Other quilts reflect diversity of thinking, life, and cultural experience. The collection is unmistakably from the Australasian region of Oceania. Some of the quilts show the struggle, navigation, and bridge building – to settle and find a place in Oceania. Others show a deep love and respect for the land.” Norma Slabbert
“I appreciated the thoughtful stories and thought-provoking ideas that accompanied each piece, expanding my knowledge and understanding of what Oceania means to its artist residents.” Martha Wolfe
This is SAQA Oceania’s second juried touring exhibition. Artist members were challenged to address the exhibition theme of Distance and/or Diversity within a size restriction of 60cm(w) x 40cm(h). Art quilts were selected by the jurors to form a cohesive exhibition based on the artists’ interpretation of the theme.
07 to 25 July 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 10 July 3pm to 5pm
Oceania: Distance and Diversity is a juried exhibition of 29 art quilts made by members of the Studio Art quilt Associates (SAQA) Oceania region.
This exhibition explores the many interpretations of either distance, or diversity, or both. This theme is easily engaged with by the public and the artwork is diverse, challenging the boundaries of quilting and encouraging conversation and dialogue about the use of quilting as an art form.
The organisation
SAQA is a leading non-profit advocacy group for art quilts that was established in the USA in 1989 by an initial group of 50 artists. It now has over 3,400 members with 140 members in the Oceania Region. This region is made up of Australia, New Zealand and expatriate members. Further information about SAQA can be found at www.saqa.com
The artists
Within the 29 works selected by the jurors are several high-profile quilt artists from Australia and New Zealand, who have works in international collections and who have won prestigious prizes in global art quilt events. There are also SAQA members from our region who have used the theme as an introduction into this wider art quilt world.
Jurors’ comments
Two independent and well-respected international jurors, Norma Slabbert (NZ) and Marth Wolfe (USA), both commented on the strong sense of place shown in the selected works.
“Some quilts show strong demographic diversity which is tied to our identities of origin. Other quilts reflect diversity of thinking, life, and cultural experience. The collection is unmistakably from the Australasian region of Oceania. Some of the quilts show the struggle, navigation, and bridge building – to settle and find a place in Oceania. Others show a deep love and respect for the land.” Norma Slabbert
“I appreciated the thoughtful stories and thought-provoking ideas that accompanied each piece, expanding my knowledge and understanding of what Oceania means to its artist residents.” Martha Wolfe
This is SAQA Oceania’s second juried touring exhibition. Artist members were challenged to address the exhibition theme of Distance and/or Diversity within a size restriction of 60cm(w) x 40cm(h). Art quilts were selected by the jurors to form a cohesive exhibition based on the artists’ interpretation of the theme.
"Matariki" eyes upon our universe
Gallery 4 (Education Wing Foyer)
07 to 25 July 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 10 July 3pm to 5pm
Celebrate Maori New year in 2021 - Matariki.
This group exhibition is open to all artists working in any medium. Theme: "Matariki" eyes upon our universe.
Send your expression of interest to manager@estuaryarts.org
07 to 25 July 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 10 July 3pm to 5pm
Celebrate Maori New year in 2021 - Matariki.
This group exhibition is open to all artists working in any medium. Theme: "Matariki" eyes upon our universe.
Send your expression of interest to manager@estuaryarts.org
"MATARIKI CONNECTIONS" by Denise Symons
Gallery 5
07 to 25 July 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 10 July 3pm to 5pm
DENICE SYMONS
Ngati Raukawa. BFA Elam.
Two dominant features of my work throughout my art career are those based on geometric forms and the natural elements of earth sea and sky.
The textures I use represent surfaces which have evolved through time ,my colour palette addressing the nature of the subject. Collage and text enhance the layered aspects of time passing.
My interest in Hei Tiki has arisen from my journey to locate my exact Whakapapa.
The Red Tiki series is generated by the intentional destruction of a family taunga, a bone Hei Tki said to have been carved from the shin bone of a Frenchman's leg. Given that I am a descendant of Te Rauparaha this seems a very likely scenario.
The loss of this object has caused me much heartache and anger. This powerful emotion manifested itself in the form of the Red Hei Tiki series which also expresses the passion held in the possession of such a treasure and represents the many disputes regarding the acceptance of Maori throughout our shared cultures.
07 to 25 July 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 10 July 3pm to 5pm
DENICE SYMONS
Ngati Raukawa. BFA Elam.
Two dominant features of my work throughout my art career are those based on geometric forms and the natural elements of earth sea and sky.
The textures I use represent surfaces which have evolved through time ,my colour palette addressing the nature of the subject. Collage and text enhance the layered aspects of time passing.
My interest in Hei Tiki has arisen from my journey to locate my exact Whakapapa.
The Red Tiki series is generated by the intentional destruction of a family taunga, a bone Hei Tki said to have been carved from the shin bone of a Frenchman's leg. Given that I am a descendant of Te Rauparaha this seems a very likely scenario.
The loss of this object has caused me much heartache and anger. This powerful emotion manifested itself in the form of the Red Hei Tiki series which also expresses the passion held in the possession of such a treasure and represents the many disputes regarding the acceptance of Maori throughout our shared cultures.
August 2021
EAC Members Merit Awards
Theme: Diversity
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All Galleries
28 July to 29 August 2021 Opening and Award function Friday 30 July 6pm to 8pm The annual Estuary Arts Members Merit Awards attracts a wide range of artists and abilities. It is a joyous exhibition which celebrates our collective creativity. Registrations are now open. Award categories:
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The Northern North Island Regional Embroidery Exhibition 2021
The Embroiderers' Art
Gallery One
20 September to 17 October 2021
The NNIR exhibition, ‘The Embroiderers’ Art’, will have 4 main categories. The exhibitors are members of the Northern North Island Embroidery Guilds which includes 10 guilds from the Coromandel to the Doubtless Bay.
The exhibition will showcase original works, both traditional and contemporary, as well as embroidery from workshops, kits, patterns, magazines or books. Don't miss out on viewing this wide range of exquisite needlework up close.
The ANZEG "Postbag Challenge" titled "Diamonds are a Girl's Best friend" will be on display in the Cafe area. This challenge is open to members throughout New Zealand to create a portable, hanging textile piece which will then travel to the Auckland Festival of quilts in November.
Gallery One
20 September to 17 October 2021
The NNIR exhibition, ‘The Embroiderers’ Art’, will have 4 main categories. The exhibitors are members of the Northern North Island Embroidery Guilds which includes 10 guilds from the Coromandel to the Doubtless Bay.
The exhibition will showcase original works, both traditional and contemporary, as well as embroidery from workshops, kits, patterns, magazines or books. Don't miss out on viewing this wide range of exquisite needlework up close.
The ANZEG "Postbag Challenge" titled "Diamonds are a Girl's Best friend" will be on display in the Cafe area. This challenge is open to members throughout New Zealand to create a portable, hanging textile piece which will then travel to the Auckland Festival of quilts in November.
September 2021
"Where the Sea Birds go" Group exhibition
Gallery One
20 September to 17 October 2021
Millions of seabirds come to the mainland or islands in New Zealand territorial waters to breed and overwinter every 9 months, making New Zealand the seabird capital of the world.
This will be a multi-media exhibition featuring nearly 30 artists from throughout New Zealand who have given time to investigate some of the reasons why we have lost 70% of our seabirds since the 1950’s. Predation, by-catch (3,000 – 14,000 birds are lost each year), global warming causing a decline in food stocks, an increase in plastics, are some of the causes.
Scientists have been discovering to their amazement, just how far some of these birds travel to their regular feeding grounds. Tawaki, the Fiordland Crested Penguin, for example, swims 8,000k twice a year after breeding in NZ waters, to its feeding grounds.
20 September to 17 October 2021
Millions of seabirds come to the mainland or islands in New Zealand territorial waters to breed and overwinter every 9 months, making New Zealand the seabird capital of the world.
This will be a multi-media exhibition featuring nearly 30 artists from throughout New Zealand who have given time to investigate some of the reasons why we have lost 70% of our seabirds since the 1950’s. Predation, by-catch (3,000 – 14,000 birds are lost each year), global warming causing a decline in food stocks, an increase in plastics, are some of the causes.
Scientists have been discovering to their amazement, just how far some of these birds travel to their regular feeding grounds. Tawaki, the Fiordland Crested Penguin, for example, swims 8,000k twice a year after breeding in NZ waters, to its feeding grounds.
"Control / Chaos" Sam Cranston
Gallery Two
20 September to 17 October 2021
Control
Restrain, rule, control.
Conform, cooperate, control.
Power, authority, control.
How much control do we truly have? When forced into situations, not of our making - who is in control? How do we take control?
Power is a basic human right. A right to control our own bodies. A right to think for ourselves, a right to be fearless. Until it's taken away from us.
When we're bound and constrained and give up our normal freedoms - Do we all feel the the impotence in the same way?
Control is a collection of drawings. Control is living, breathing and organic. When we're broken down into our smallest pieces, are we still whole?
Our smallest parts make up who we are. If we lose a piece, are we still whole?
Chaos
a state of total confusion with no order
What happens when we relinquish control?
What happens when control is not forced upon us?
Do we descend into chaos? Do we unravel?
Do we become fearless & free?
Paintings, born from lack of control and developed in chaos. Expressing the frustration, fear and chaos we can feel when control is taken away. They also show freedom. Freedom to be seen, through the chaos. Freedom to be fearless, raw and exposed.
When we relinquish all restraint and reserve….we can embrace the chaos.
BIO
Sam Cranston is a local artist from Tindalls Bay.
Control / Chaos is her first solo exhibition showing her intricate drawings and energetic paintings.
Family and business needs put her artistic journey on pause, until she found Life Drawing classes at Estuary Arts, and fell in love with the human form. Sam seeks to capture the strength, emotion and power we can find when we strip everything away to its barest form.
Sam continues to work in a variety of mediums, taking influence from abstract expressionist artists such as De Kooning and Kline.
20 September to 17 October 2021
Control
Restrain, rule, control.
Conform, cooperate, control.
Power, authority, control.
How much control do we truly have? When forced into situations, not of our making - who is in control? How do we take control?
Power is a basic human right. A right to control our own bodies. A right to think for ourselves, a right to be fearless. Until it's taken away from us.
When we're bound and constrained and give up our normal freedoms - Do we all feel the the impotence in the same way?
Control is a collection of drawings. Control is living, breathing and organic. When we're broken down into our smallest pieces, are we still whole?
Our smallest parts make up who we are. If we lose a piece, are we still whole?
Chaos
a state of total confusion with no order
What happens when we relinquish control?
What happens when control is not forced upon us?
Do we descend into chaos? Do we unravel?
Do we become fearless & free?
Paintings, born from lack of control and developed in chaos. Expressing the frustration, fear and chaos we can feel when control is taken away. They also show freedom. Freedom to be seen, through the chaos. Freedom to be fearless, raw and exposed.
When we relinquish all restraint and reserve….we can embrace the chaos.
BIO
Sam Cranston is a local artist from Tindalls Bay.
Control / Chaos is her first solo exhibition showing her intricate drawings and energetic paintings.
Family and business needs put her artistic journey on pause, until she found Life Drawing classes at Estuary Arts, and fell in love with the human form. Sam seeks to capture the strength, emotion and power we can find when we strip everything away to its barest form.
Sam continues to work in a variety of mediums, taking influence from abstract expressionist artists such as De Kooning and Kline.
"The Bubble Collection" by Paula Wheeler
Gallery four (Education Wing Foyer)
21 September to 17 October 2021
I love to paint.
I hope you enjoy my lively expressions.
I was born in England and emigrated with my husband and two sons in 2007. I am loving life in my adopted country, with its inspiring natural beauty, and many kind and creative people.
Paula has a passion for colour. Painting with fluid acrylics allows her to indulge this passion, by creating vibrant artworks with flowing patterns. Paula's most recent series focuses on movement, drawing the eye along twisting turning ribbons of colour. Every painting is a unique journey, some twist around, following the curve, others spin on a central axis. Paula has enjoyed the process of including embedded glass spheres or ‘bubbles’, to draw greater attention and emphasise the movement in each piece. Sometimes the spheres magnify details in the pattern, such as fluid art cells or lacing effects, in addition to accentuating the flowing movement.
21 September to 17 October 2021
I love to paint.
I hope you enjoy my lively expressions.
I was born in England and emigrated with my husband and two sons in 2007. I am loving life in my adopted country, with its inspiring natural beauty, and many kind and creative people.
Paula has a passion for colour. Painting with fluid acrylics allows her to indulge this passion, by creating vibrant artworks with flowing patterns. Paula's most recent series focuses on movement, drawing the eye along twisting turning ribbons of colour. Every painting is a unique journey, some twist around, following the curve, others spin on a central axis. Paula has enjoyed the process of including embedded glass spheres or ‘bubbles’, to draw greater attention and emphasise the movement in each piece. Sometimes the spheres magnify details in the pattern, such as fluid art cells or lacing effects, in addition to accentuating the flowing movement.
October 2021
The National Mosaic Art Exhibition and Symposium
We are delighted that our exhibition has been welcomed back to the Estuary Arts Centre where we have held two very successful exhibitions prevously.
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Downstairs Galleries
20 October to 14 November Opening Friday 22 October 6-8pm National Mosaic Art Exhibition The exhibition, including Symposium & Workshops, is open to all mosaic artists. Opening night is Friday 22 October from 6 -8pm. LET’S GET TOGETHER Share Experiences, Share Stories & Learn A great gathering of mosaic artists from throughout NZ. Attend the opening weekend packed with workshops and social events. The Saturday Symposium is open to the public and presents fascinating views, insights and stories about mosaics. REGISTRATION FOR MORE INFORMATION Contact us at mosaicartnz@gmail.com Check out our website: http://nzmosaicart.co.nz or find us on Facebook – New Zealand Mosaic Art Facebook Please pass this on the anyone you know who might be interested. |
November 2021
“Beyond What Eyes Can See”, showcases Deborah Martin and Paul Mason’s passion for photography.
Gallery 4
17 November to 05 December 2021
As artists their photographs tell a story, not just a capture of a moment in time. Their role as photographers is deciding what story to tell and what techniques to utilise to achieve this. Often the story arises from their emotional response to what is in front of them. This emotional response is reflected in how they take the photograph and the techniques used in post processing.
"A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed." Ansel Adams
17 November to 05 December 2021
As artists their photographs tell a story, not just a capture of a moment in time. Their role as photographers is deciding what story to tell and what techniques to utilise to achieve this. Often the story arises from their emotional response to what is in front of them. This emotional response is reflected in how they take the photograph and the techniques used in post processing.
"A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed." Ansel Adams
