Its my pleasure to introduce our newest guest contributor – Nick Levitin
The Path – Marconi Park, Cape Cod Massachusetts
I grew up in Long Island, NY, in a house without a TV. My window on the world was Life Magazine. It was the photographs, taken by many of the best photographers in the world at the time, that captured my imagination. I began using a camera seriously on a trip to Berlin in 1965 when my father bought me a Prakita camera with three lenses. I received my BFA from Boston University and went on to study at the Germain School of Photography in NY. Shortly thereafter, my camera and I became one. I began by documenting the mass gatherings in Central Park in the 1970s, eventually moved into portrait and theater production photography. During the last several years I have returned to documentary, as well as landscape work. In addition, I have had several solo shows in Montclair, Livingston and Short Hills, NJ.
I’m drawn to quiet theatrical moments. My photographs attempt to tell a story, whether the focus is on people or nature. The subject can be a person in the street, or a boat on the beach. Even in nature photography, there is something that evokes an emotion or a memory –– a sense of participation or solitude. I am fascinated by what is in the frame of the photograph –– the relationship between people and the space they occupy. I want to connect and think my photographs reflect that – whether the subject is people or nature, I seek engagement. Most of my recent work is in black & white. For me there is something mysterious, sensual and engaging about a black and white photograph. That is why, more often than not, I prefer it over color. Photographer Dominic Rouse, puts it well, “Color is everything, black and white is more.”
More of my work can be seen and purchased – here
Many thanks, Joe! Grateful to join the group. Such wonderful work here!
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Honored to be a guest contributor and to receive such a warm welcome. The work on this site is a source of inspiration for me and I am thrilled to now have my work on display here as well.
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Hi Nick, Wonderful image and I enjoyed your intro. Welcome! 🙂
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Thank you, Jane! I like your work very much, and intro as well!
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Thanks, Nick. Looking forward to more. 🙂
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Excellent image Nick 👍🏻 It reminds me of some of the many nature walks on the south shore of Long Island. Welcome to the group.
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