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PETER ALDRICH

Rockaway River, Denville NJ

Peter Aldrich

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photograph

14 1/4"h x 18 1/4"w

$250

Photograph of the Rockaway River in Denville taken while out on a bicycle ride.

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ARTIST STATEMENT - PETER ALDRICH

"I initially became interested in photography while studying design and advertising in college. Beyond the use of images in ad media I was captivated by the B&W fine art photography of Paul Strand and Edward Weston as well as the documentary work of Bruce Davidson. Later I became familiar with the extensive photographic study that George Tice undertook with the city of Paterson. To this day I can sense their influence on my work. But, there are many other factors that have shaped my approach to photography including the corporate shooters who contributed to the visual impact of graphic design and design itself with regards to composition.

"I do not strictly limit myself in the subject matter I cover. While many of my images are related to urban settings I also enjoy being out in the natural world. My work is a matter of exploration and discovery. I prefer the slow pace of walking which allows me a better chance to observe things more carefully. I also spend a lot of time riding my bicycle and sometimes use my phone to take photos along the road

"As is the case anywhere in the world the character of a region will have an influence on the images you create. New Jersey’s natural beauty is plentiful throughout the state. I am particularly familiar with the Highlands region since I have lived here most of my life. The challenge for me is to capture the intimate quality of the small stories as I call them—the places that aren’t grand and majestic but have a subtler burnish to them."

BIO

EDUCATION

1975 BFA Communication Art, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NYStudies: Graphic design, advertising and photography con't >

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ARTIST STATEMENT - PETER ALDRICH

Peter Aldrich received a BFA in Communications Design from Pratt Institute in 1975. His coursework included advertising and graphic design as well as photography. After working at various design studios in New York City and New Jersey he operated his own graphic design studio from 1988 to 2021 serving corporate clients.

His interest in photography as an art form began at Pratt and continued to grow and became the medium of choice for his personal work. Early influences included many, ranging from the fine art of Paul Strand and Edward Weston to the documentary work of Bruce Davidson. Design itself as well as the work of many corporate photographers also had an impact on his imagery.
Since 2005 he has shown his photography in solo exhibitions as well as regional and national juried group shows at galleries, art centers and alternative venues. Aldrich has received various awards and has photographs included in private collections

WORK

Owner and Art Director of Aldrich Graphic Design, Boonton Township, NJ from 1988 to 2021. Projects for major corporations and smaller businesses including marketing collateral, annual reports, print and digital advertising, logos, tradeshow exhibit graphics and packaging. Previously worked for various design firms in New York City and New Jersey from 1975 to 1988.

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George Aronson

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New York Skyline from Turkey Mountain, Montville NJ

George Aronson

photograph

19 1/2"h x 27 1/2"w NJ

$255

This is near Montville, in the Heart of the New Jersey Highlands, and is one of a series of NY skyline photos I've taken from multiple vantage points and at different seasons. To reach this vantage point I climbed in the dark up the power line right-of-way that goes up and over this mountain.

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Clinton Falls in the Newark (Pequannock) Watershed

George Aronson

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27 1/2"h x 19 1/2"w

$255

Clinton Falls, in the heart of the NJ Highlands, is in the Newark Pequannock Watershed, which supplies drinking water to the city of Newark and surrounding towns. Newark purchased these lands near the beginning of the 20th century, and they remain remarkably pristine, considering how developed NJ became since that purchase. I love the fact that one can hardly tell what season we're in here due to the massive dominance of rock.

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BIO - GeorgE Aronson

BIO CON'T - GeorgE Aronson

I was born and grew up in Brooklyn, NY. My college studies included both music and mathematics at Brooklyn and Columbia Colleges, and I started a career in Information Technology (IT) in 1964 in NY. I moved to Morristown in 1981.

On the artistic side, my photos have been exhibited in many local and regional art fairs and shows. I’m extremely proud of my participation in the 2019 Highlands art exhibit displayed here in the Morris Museum. My photo won “Best in Show.” My influences include Ansel Adams on the black and white side, and Elliot Porter on the color side, among many others. I’m finalizing my forthcoming book “New Jersey: Hidden Treasures,” which showcases my substantial body of work photographing the Highlands as well as almost every other region of NJ.

BIO CON'T - GeorgE Aronson

My location in Morristown gave me ready access to every corner of these beautiful parts of NJ. The resulting photos were used extensively in posters, flyers, books, websites, etc., to help dramatize the significance of the Highlands and why they needed to be preserved.

My photography extended north to Sterling Forest, just north of the NJ-NY state line. This near-pristine land was threatened with massive development which would have seriously compromised the drinking water of millions of NJ residents. One of my Sterling Forest photographs was published in the National Geographic magazine as they followed the progress of the preservation efforts. My photos have also appeared in publications of the Audubon Society, Trust for Public Land, NJ Conservation Foundation, Regional Plan Association, U.S. Forest Service Highlands studies, and many more.

In addition to my photography, my other interests include my partner, my two daughters and two grandchildren. I’m an avid choral singer, having sung with major concert choruses and orchestras in both NJ and NY. I sing with the Harmonium Choral Society, based in Madison.

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JANE BIRON

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Moon Rising
Jane Biron
photograph
20"h x 16"w
$375

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JANE BIRON STATEMENT & INFO

The Black River meanders behind our home. It’s not deep and it’s not wide, but it provides me with a consummate location to capture a perfect sunset nearly every time I show up. Fueling my enthusiasm is the fact that every five minutes of everyday the sky changes; the reflections change.

I’ve arrived early and spent an hour, sometimes, under the bridge, waiting, watching, observing. I’ve arrived late and missed the color, but still managed to compose a worthwhile silhouette.

This photograph, “Moon Rising,” was a fortuitous opportunity. The moon reflected the sunset’s golden hue and thus appeared yellow, rather than white.

I take photographs. I paint and I sculpt and will profess and admit that I’m most inspired and impacted by nature. Living where I live, the nature I’m referring to is of course the NJ Highlands.

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Canadian Fire Sky Over Anthony's NoseMitchell Brozinsky

photograph

20"h x 26"w

$600

ABOUT THIS PHOTO:

On the day of the Orange Sky from the Canadian fires, I decided to explore how the sky affected the look of the area, shooting around Harriman State Park, Perkins Drive in Bear Mountain Park, Garrison Landing and Cold Spring NY. Visibility was low, the particulate matter acting like fog. It was a stark reminder how connected everything is. I’ve since learned that climate change made the fire season around 50% more intense and wildfire seasons of this severity are at least seven times more likely to occur due to climate change. I am creating a photo book from that day.

I have spent much time at work and at play hiking and photographing the beautiful Highlands, including while scouting and managing

television shows and commercials, feature films, print advertising and fashion and music videos. I am grateful that my work has kept me behind the camera.

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MITCHELL BROZINSKY BIO & info

Mitchell is a Brooklyn native, who currently lives in the Lower Hudson Valley.

He learned to develop film at the Catskill Center Photography in Woodstock,

and earned an MFA in Photography from Pratt Institute. Originally accepted into the printmaking program, Mitchell switched to photography because he couldn’t bear to have fingerprints on his photos developed in the group darkroom. He continues to draw and paint, in watercolors and pastels.

Since 1995, Mitchell has worked as location scout and manager for film, television and print productions, primarily within 2 hours of Manhattan, and beyond. He has worked with many directors, photographers and designers on Television shows and commercials, feature films, print advertising and fashion and music videos. He is grateful that his work has kept him behind the camera.

Mitchell has has spent much time at work and at play hiking and photographing the beautiful Highlands. He has often scouted and managed productions in the Hudson Highlands - including Stokes State Park in NJ, Hawks Nest in Port Jervis, Minnewaska State Park, Harriman State Park and up and down the Hudson River.

He has always had a love of nature and concern for the environment. In his first job out of college, he worked for the Hudson Clearwater Sloop organization and had a meeting with Pete Seeger at his home, whiere they sat outside on a log that Pete was making into a dugout canoe. He sat on the half he had yet to dig out.

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Sunset Rorchach

Charles Dexter

photograph

18 1/2"h x 24 1/2"w (including frame)

$475

Sunset reflection in one of the many wooded ponds in Hoffman Park, near Pittstown, in Hunterdon County, NJ.

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Primeval Swampland

Charles Dexter

photograph

19"h x 29"w

$725

Late afternoon at a hidden inlet on the edge of one of many swamps in the Sparta Wildlife Management Area, Sussex County, NJ

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Late Afternoon on Capoolong Creek

Charles Dexte

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24 1/2"h x 18 1/2"w

$475

Near Pittstown, in Hunterdon County, NJ

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ARTIST STATEMENT

I respond to nature. While I also respond to human environments, it is nature that really enthralls me! I am always grateful to be in the presence of natural beauty. Wilderness creates a sense of awe and wonder. Viewing nature, either from a high cliff with a vista, or with macro lens, provides me an endless source of visual inspiration. Through my photographs, I want to show you how wonderful the natural world is. Con't >

ARtist Statement CON'T- Charles Dexter

"The camera lens allows me to focus, highlight, isolate, and perhaps exaggerate aspects of the world as I see it. I try to put these elements into a visual form that communicates what I see to you. Even though I try hard to simplify scenes of nature into shapes, color, contrast and design, I also want you to feel the wonder and power of the natural world beyond the frame. I want you to catch your breath, be inspired and, with luck, share my experience of it.

"What succeeds, or not, is the basis for lively debate. There is no escaping the fact that my photographic styles can be eclectic. I love the 19th century Hudson River School painters who depict grand landscapes, atmospheric weather and light. I am also inspired by the photographic traditions of Ansel Adams and the Sierra Club.

"I am grateful to the pioneers of visual language. I learn from the different painting and photographic styles they create. Not only do they demonstrate unique ways of perception that sharpen my vision, but they also show me how to be even more alert to the wonders of the world around me."

BIO - CHARLES DEXTER

Charles Dexter’s work is inspired by the photographic traditions of the Sierra Club and his art history courses in college. He is self trained.
He joined the New York City Sierra Club Photography Committee in 1992. His photography is enriched by his continuing association with many of its members and the influence of their work. He is a past chairman of that group.

Charles developed a love for high places, wilderness, and the magic of photography as he explored the high cliffs of the Palisades, north of Alpine, New Jersey. Throughout the four seasons, he kept returning to the same mile and a half length of cliffs.

He sharpened his photographic eye by observing the slow, continuing transformation of light, foliage and weather on the unchanging rock formations over time. From these cliffs, he discovered a wealth of evolving nature to observe with his camera.

To this day Charles continues his photographic exploration of both vast and intimate landscapes found in the Hudson and Delaware River valley wilderness regions. Since taking an Outward Bound course in Colorado, he also photographs with great passion in the American West.

His solo photography exhibits at Berkeley College in New York City, and at the Greenbrook Sanctuary in Tenafly, NJ, were well received. He also exhibited in many of the NYC Sierra Club Photography Committee group shows.
Charles Dexter’s photographs have been published in Audubon Magazine and by the Atlantic Chapter of the Sierra Club. His work is also featured on CD album covers for Sonoton Music Productions. He photographed dance performances for Serena Mid East Dance Theater and Multigravitational Aero Dance Group.

He works as a freelance music and sound effects editor for video and film. He graduated from Pratt Institute with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in filmmaking and cinematography.

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BRUCE FRAZIER -DOGWOOD

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Dogwood

Bruce Frazier

photograph

20"h x 26"w

$300

Attracted by the lyrical element of these familiar organic forms, I am inspired by the symbolism associated with the dogwood.

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Magnolia

Bruce Frazier

photograph

20"h x 26"w

$300

Attracted by the lyrical element of these familiar organic forms, I am inspired by the symbolism associated with the magnolia.

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BRUCE FRAZIER - Peony

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Peony

Bruce Frazier

photograph

25"h x 25"w

$300

This heirloom peony is an example of botanicals that families have shared in New Jersey gardens for generations. The artist captures the variety of shapes reflecting the beauty of time, depicted with drama and intensity.

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Artist Statement - Bruce Frazier

As a freelance commercial photographer with a deep-rooted passion for visual storytelling, I find beauty and intrigue in the world around me.

My formal art education began with Ball State University’s BFA program in Visual Communications and concluded with a degree in Advertising Art at Seton Hall.

As a product and portrait photographer, on staff at a major food company for over a decade, I had the opportunity to work in a dynamic professional environment, developing the skills necessary to capture the essence of a brand and its people.

After turning freelance I began to explore personal interests. That led to interpreting the beauty of nature through the lens, implementing my studio skills to capture the intricate details of native and naturalized plants found within my local community in Morris County. My subjects are commonplace but I strive to capture the outward and intrinsic beauty often overlooked and elevate the ordinary through lighting and perspective.

My segue into the fine art world began with acceptance to the Highlands Photography Guild and the opportunity to exhibit in their Milford, PA gallery. While my commercial work continues to be a significant part of my artistic journey, I also find solace and inspiration in my own backyard. Beauty at our fingertips is a daily reminder of the profound connection between our lives, the environment we inhabit, and the spirituality within us all.

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MARV KAMINSKY

MANTIS

Marv Kaminsky

photograph (archival fine art paper with archival pigment inks)

20"h x 16"w

$350

Praying Mantis sitting on a wooden branch in my backyard.

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Marv Kaminsky

MARV KAMINSKY

I came across this Praying Mantis in my backyard. It stayed in one place on a wooden branch long enough for me to spend some time photographing it using a mirrorless digital camera with a macro lens and flash attachment.

Where I live is within the New Jersey Highlands which provides me the opportunity to photograph that which exists within the region such as this Praying Mantis.

Professionally I am a toxicologist with a doctorate in toxicology and pharmacology, but also have have a passion for photography ever since college. I am primarily a self-taught photographer initially with film and darkroom work and then digital. While attending graduate school I worked part-time as a professional photographer. Such work included weddings, portraits, animal portraits, commercial catalogues, stock photography, and local newspapers.

My photography centers primarily around fine art covering a broad range of subject matter including landscape, nature, flora and still life. My work has won both national and international awards and has been published in numerous photography magazines and calendars and has been exhibited in fine art galleries in New York and New Jersey as well as nationally. My awards have included Sony’s Worldwide Photography Competition, Kodak photo of the day including one being displayed in Times Square, Popular Photography Magazine Your Best Shot, New Jersey Federation of Camera Clubs, Photographic Society of America, Worldwide Photography Gala Awards, 6th Annual Pollux Awards and Outdoor Photographers Magazine Nature’s Colors Competition, as well as camera club competition master class awards. My work has appeared in publications such as the cover of The Smithsonian’s Nature’s Best Photography Magazine, Popular Photography, Peterson’s Photographic, Photo Review Magazine, and Tamron Lens’ View Magazine.

I am a member of The Photographic Society of America, National Press Photographer’s Association, New Jersey Photography Forum, Sussex County Arts and Heritage Council, and Sparta Camera Club.

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Rich McGuigan

THE RESERVOIR

Rich McGuigan

photograph

26"h x 35"w (including frame)

$980

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Rich McGuigan

"My current project “a celebration of water” is designed to showcase beautiful images of waterfalls, rivers, lakes and oceans. With this new project I have taken a step away from product photography and embraced the need to create meaningful images of our environment. As part of this new project, each print sold will include a significant charitable contribution to an organization actively working to cleanup the worlds oceans.

“My goal is to keep beautiful landscape images a reality instead of letting them become a reminder of the past and wishing we took action sooner.”

Rich McGuigan has been a professional photographer in New York City for over 25 years. He has worked in retail, advertising, editorial and ecommerce. Much of that time has been spent building and managing large photography studios for premier retailers and clients. Rich graduated from the University of Delaware with a Bachelor of Science in Visual Communications, Applied Photography. After graduation he moved from Delaware to New York City where he assisted several photographers, ran his own studio and worked for companies such as Lord & Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue, CreativeDrive and Accenture Song Production Studios.

ELAINE NORMAN

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Eastern Meadowlark in the GrassesParti

Elaine Norman

phogograph

17 1/2"h x 23"w

$225

"I was thrilled to be the first person to notice this gem in my favorite photography area in Ringwood NJ when I caught a flash of bright yellow fly by. They are on the rare side for this area and it was an honor and a thrill to spend time with not one but two for a few weeks on their journey. Absolutely gorgeous birds with the most beautiful of songs. Safe travels, my friends."

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ELAINE NORMAN - bio

Elaine is a Northern NJ (Jefferson Township) native. She has had a love affair with photography her entire life but has only been participatinG IN exhibitions the last few years.

Though she enjoys all types of photography, and is "always willing to work with whatever will work with her", she holds a special fondness for Macro photography. Her other two primary focuses are Nature/Wildlife and Architecture photography.

Elaine has participated yearly since 2017 in the St Catherine's of Bologna Photography, Art and Poetry Exhibition & Sale, where she has won awards in Macro, Wildlife/Animals and Architecture. She is also a member and active volunteer with the Ringwood Manor Association of the Arts, (RMAA), where she has won numerous awards, as well as a member of the Sparta Camera Club.

She has also been in shows and had her work exhibited at:

Volition Gallery at Bell-ans in Orangeburg NY

The Outside In, Piermont NY

The Wallkill River School of Art in Montgomery NY

The Stable Gallery in Ridgewood NJ

Sussex County Arts & Heritage Council in Newton NJ

Let's Create in Denville NJ

Wallisch Homestead Art Show in West Milford NJ

The New Jersey State Fair at the Sussex County Fairgrounds

Nyack Art Walk in Nyack NY

PUBLICATIONS

She had two of her Macro images published in the Fall 2020 Skylands Visitor Magazine which were also included in that years Highlands Art Show.

Elaine is honored to have some of her work available through Synchronicity Gallery in the Catskills in Wurtsboro NY.

Elaine is a self taught photographer and considers herself a life long learner and loves to meet, learn and obtain knowledge and inspiration from fellow photographers and artists of all forms.

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Ice Fairy Kiss

Tom Stillman

photograph

28"h x 20"w (including frame)

$300

This image was created in the ice in a forest stream as it froze in the winter by a Dryad Fairy that lives in forest trees. The Dryad is a very artistic fairy and is one many types that live in the forest.

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Ice Fairy Scream

Tom Stillman

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28"h x 20"w( including frame)

$300

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Dream Forest

Tom Stillman

photograph

28"h x 20"w (including frame)

$300

This photo displays the color and shapes that forest trees can project. This photo was taken in late fall during a walk in the Woods.

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BIO - tom stillman

Tom is an award winning Commercial Photographer with more than 25 years of experience. A graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Photographic Arts and Sciences. He is President of the Network of Writers and Artist, NOWA, www.nowa.org. Past President of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers, www.asmp-nj.org, a member of the New Jersey Photographers Forum, www.njphotofourm.com, member of the The South Plainfield Business Association, www.thespba.biz and a member of Unique Visions at the Wathcung Arts Center, www.watchungarts.org.

Tom has photographed for several Fortune 100 Corporations. Some of his customers are Exxon-Mobil, Johnson and Johnson, Towers Watson, Prudential, Novartis, Bayer Pharmaceutical, Philips Lighting and Schering Plough. In addition, Tom works for several advertising agencies and corporate communicators in the tri state area.

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Solitary Sandpiper Feeding with Dragonfly

Jeremy Travers

photograph

16"h x 20"w

$300

"While out for my birthday paddle on the Musconetcong River I came upon a spotted sandpiper on a downed log, A small portion of the canal can still be accessed, and when I paddle it I can almost imagine what the old canal was like to navigate."

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Jeremy grew up on Lake Hopatcong which is in the New Jersey Highlands and is also the head waters of the Musconetcong River. Growing up on the lake cultivated a strong appreciation for our wild and open spaces at a young age. For the last 12 years he has been documenting and sharing all of his experiences both on and off the water through photography and video. He is a published author, award winning photographer and videographer. His first book FLATWATER KAYAKER was recently published, and he is working on a second book of his photographs taken in the Musconetcong Watershed and surrounding waters.

Jeremy is a founding board member and current board Vice President for the non-profit PEACENJ (People Enjoying Active Conservation in the Environment in New Jersey) based out of Hackettstown where we hold outdoor educational events for the community.

Seven years ago, he started volunteering for the Musconetcong Watershed Association and their river monitoring program. At the same time he also began volunteering for the Lake Hopatcong Foundation on various lake clean ups and other lake programs. He also helps guide group paddle trips for both organizations on our local waters within the Musconetcong Watershed where he shares the beauty and deep history of the area with paddlers.

For Jeremy it is all about the experiences had while exploring our wild and open spaces and for him capturing those moments in photo and sharing it in hopes to inspire others to get out and create their own experiences for themselves.

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AUTUMN GRANDEUR

Miroslav Vrzala

photograph

22"h x 28"w (including frame)

$500

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"One of my favorite spots in the autumn is Harriman State Park, especially this area which has lily pads with amazing reflections with the colors of autumn. This reminds me of Giverny and Claude Monet's paintings of lily pads. You can photograph here from mid October to the beginning of November. As the foliage changes day to day you can get amazing and colorful images almost on a daily basis.

"Even as a young child, I always loved to draw, paint and later on love to take photographs. I find cityscapes and landscapes most interesting. My love for art and the impressionists such as Claude Monet can be seen in my photographs. My technique is simple, get up early and photograph the early light, this can be both for my landscapes and my cityscapes. You can always sleep later. Just enjoy what you’re doing. With today’s technology, you can take photographs early in the morning, while making your breakfast you can download your photos, process, print, frame and hang your photos all by lunchtime. "

“Remember, look ahead, look up, look down, look left, look right, don’t forget to look behind, there is always something to photograph.."

-- Miroslav Vrzala

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Broken Branch and Reflections

Debra Wallace

photograph

19 /4"h x x 25 1/2"w " including frame

$485

Broken Branch & reflections was taken after a heavy snowfall in Lake Sebago in Harriman State Park, NY. This area I visit on a regular basis for the beauty & serenity of this park.

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Ice Flow on the Hudson

Debra Wallace

photograph

19 1/4"h x 25"w

$485

This image was taken at Cold Spring, NY at Winter. I am always inspired by the natural beauty of the Highlands at every season and I explore this area on a regular basis.

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Electrified

J. Michael Williams

photograph

17 1/2"h x 21 1/2"w (including frame)

$225

"The trail at Schooley's Mountain County Park along Electric Brook is shaded through the Summer by tall beech and sycamore trees that produce beautiful gold and yellow leaves in the Fall. Sitting on a rock by the brook enjoying the sound of the cascades, I spotted a sycamore leaf which appeared electrified by sunlight dancing on the water."

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Old Blue

J. Michael Williams

photograph

25 1/2"h x 19 1/2"w

$250

ARTIST STATEMENT

"Kayaking creates opportunities to observe and photograph wildlife in habitat that you could not experience any other way. Shot from my kayak, this Great Blue Heron stood on a branch above the water and never appeared to mind me being there. The presence of herons, abundant in the Highlands, is a good indicator of clean water and a healthy fish population."

ARTIST INFO BELOW

My education and background are in chemistry and pharmaceutical research. I started doing photography in my teens, then got into digital photography when I retired 10 years ago.

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ARTIST STATEMENT - J. Michael Williams

The challenge for a photographer is to breathe life into a two-dimensional image – to make it appear to the viewer that the original scene is before them. It is through the skillful use of light, contrast, color, and composition that an image takes on depth and dimension allowing the viewer to experience the emotion that compelled the photographer to make the image.

Growing up in the mountains of Virginia, I often explored the woodlands and streams near my home. I developed a love of nature and the outdoors at a young age. Moving to New Jersey, I discovered the beauty of the Highlands and the many streams to be explored there. I still enjoy nothing more than a day hiking along a woodland stream to a secluded waterfall and for me, there is no place more peaceful. In my photography, I strive to create images that allow me to revisit these special places and share the experience with others. I want to feel that I could reach into the image and touch the leaves or feel the water rushing by. These streams are a precious resource that needs to be preserved and protected for all to enjoy.

BIO - J. MICHAEL WILLIAMS

ARTIST STATEMENT - J. Michael Williams

Mike Williams is a nature and landscape photographer living in Central New Jersey. Mike started doing photography in his early teens. Using his grandfather's enlarger, trays, and safelight, he set up a darkroom and learned to do his own B&W developing. In high school, he photographed events for the school newspaper and discovered a love for photographing landscapes and architecture on a trip to Italy. Over the years since that time, Mike has continued to work on his skills as a photographer. He is now retired from a career in pharmaceutical research and enjoys photographing nature while hiking the trails and kayaking the many lakes and rivers of New Jersey.

Mike’s images are recognized for their serene peaceful nature and have been selected for the healing art programs of several New Jersey hospitals and clinics. His work has also appeared in juried exhibitions and galleries in New Jersey including the Sussex County Arts and Heritage Council Gallery in Newton, the Marie L. Matthews Gallery in Princeton, Gallery 14 in Hopewell, the 70 South and Atrium Galleries, and the Morris Museum in Morristown. His work has won awards in the Light, Space, and Time Online Art Gallery and the Colors of Humanity Gallery exhibitions, the Xpose Regional Juried Photography Exhibit, the Hillsborough Cultural & Arts Commission Art & Photo Exhibit, and the New Jersey State Senior Art Show. Mike received a special recognition award in the Manhattan Arts International exhibition: The Healing Power of Art "Inspiring the Positive".

YOUTH CATEGORY

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Benjamin Janis

YOUTH CATEGORY

photograph

8"x10

youth

"My name is Benjamin Janis. I am 13 years old and live in Rockaway, NJ. I have always loved nature and my favorite photos are usually of water including the ocean. My photos have been on display in the Roxbury and Whippany libraries. I am a 4-H member and in clubs including Shutterbugs Photography, Teen Council and the STEM Science Club. This photo was taken on a Shutterbugs photo walk.

"My photography, wherever it is taken, starts with what will be seen first. The bigger picture. As someone views the photo more closely then before they may notice more details then there are initially thought to be. As my skill in photography evolved, so have the ways I took my photos. It's safe to say that I have grown a lot in my photography and I hope to continue taking more photos all around New Jersey. "

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KARCSI GEORGE PIEDL - YOUTH CATEGORY

Great Blue Skimmer

Karcsi George Piedl

YOUTH CATEGORY

photograph

(youth)

15"h x 18"w

"I took this photograph of a Great Blue Skimmer at the Great Swamp Observation Center. It was a hot day and a reward for stepping out of the shade and into the sun was this photograph."

QUINN HALTMEIER- YOUTH CATEGORY

KARCSI GEORGE PIEDL - YOUTH CATEGORY

QUINN HALTMEIER- YOUTH CATEGORY

Moose

Quinn Haltmeier

YOUTH CATEGORY

mixed media (pastels and acrylic)

8"h x 10"w

youth

"I was inspired to create this piece because of the wide range of wildlife that is native to the New York area. I am from New Jersey and wanted to look at animals that were not typically seen in my area. I chose to do a moose specifically because I wanted to show their large presence within the Upstate New York area. I also find it interesting how large they are, and wanted to capture that in my piece. I used pastel pencils to create the moose and used acrylic for the background."