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Black And White Photography, Nick, PhotographyCape Cod, Massachusetts
Guest Post – Nick Levitin
Black And White Photography, Nick, PhotographyIts 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
Fish Tails
Black And White Photography, Kirk, PhotographyTuna fins sit on the outside wall of a community fish shack in Lanes Cove.

Rope Basket
Black And White Photography, Kirk, PhotographyMooring line tumbles out of a basket onboard a rowing dory at the Gloucester Maritime Center.

Knarly Winter Tree
Black And White Photography, Kirk, PhotographyA knarly tree stands guard over a snow laden field in Annisquam, MA.
Work Punts
Black And White Photography, Kirk, PhotographyWork punts tied up at a dock in Rockport, MA.
High Tide
Black And White Photography, Kirk, PhotographyA small work boat sits tied up at a wharf at Smith Cove in Gloucester, MA at high tide.
Storm Waves
Black And White Photography, Kirk, Photography
A large wave crashes along the back shore in Gloucester MA.
Schooner Sylvina W. Beal
Black And White Photography, Kirk, Photography
The schooner Sylvina W. Beal sits at high tide full of water.
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