Adam Gardiner
Adam graduated from RIT in 2002 with an Advertising Photography BFA with
a minor in Sociology. He has assisted photographers in the fields of
fashion, still-life, and portraiture during the period of transition
from film to digital capture. In the last four years, his work has been
mostly concentrated in the retouching and technical side of the photo
industry. His editorial fashion photography has been published in the US
and New Zealand and can be seen at: www.reena-adam.com
Aubrey Edwards
Aubrey Edwards, 28, is a Brooklyn-based freelance commercial music/portrait photographer and videographer; her client list spans from the United Nations to Playboy to XXL magazine. She holds a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin, an Associates in fashion photographer from Austin Community College, and worked intimately with the New Zealand Centre for Photography in Wellington, NZ.
Aubrey has been a photo and video educator for the past 10 years; she guest lectures regularly at the University of New Orleans, teaches photography workshops nationwide, and works with little ones within NYC public schools. Her present labor of love is her ongoing series Blood, Sweat and Tears Portraits of New Orleans Rebuilders and Residents.
View Aubrey's work at: www.aubreyedwards.com
Charles Lavoie
Charles received a BFA in fine art photography from the College
for Creative Studies in Detroit, MI in 2004. Throughout 2004
and 2005 he worked as a freelance newspaper photographer before
moving to his current residence in Brooklyn, where he now
works as a freelance product/editorial photographer. Always
one to be fascinated by the technical processes of photography,
Charles has integrated many digital techniques into his traditional
workflow. His personal work often focuses a critical eye on
humanity, but also seeks to capture and create passing moments
of beauty and abstract form: he describes his work as, "an
optimist's way of dealing with a profoundly absurd world."
View Charles' work at: www.charleslavoiephoto.com
Dan Wonderly
Dan currently resides in Brooklyn and works in several different
aspects of the photo industry from photographer to retoucher to assistant.
After going to school at Brooks Institute of Photography from 2003-06,
Dan moved to New York to pursue work as a photographer.
Even as a lover of traditional processes, Dan studied Digital Imaging at
Brooks and embraces both the analog and digital worlds. He currently
spends his time printing for different photographers both digitally and
traditionally, while making his own images using still life composition
and portraiture.
Dan has shown work in several group photo shows both in New York and
California and last year had a show of his paintings, CHAOS MAPS at Splash
Light studios in Manhattan.
Whether digital, analog, motion, or still-Dan believes in the power of the
image and is always learning and evolving his knowledge in order to
express his vision.
You can view his work at: www.wonderlyimaging.com
Inbal Sivan
Inbal studied photography at Camera Obscura University in
Haifa, Israel, and later received her BFA from the School
of Visual Arts in New York. She currently resides in New York
and has participated in numerous group exhibitions while working
primarily as a commercial photographer. Once a staunch documentarian,
Inbal now works exclusively in color and with studio equipment,
creating constructed scenarios and fictional narratives. She
draws inspiration for her personal work from a variety of
creative genres, including painting, literature, and music.
View Inbal's work at: www.inbalsivan.com
and www.gallery10g.com
Johnny Gembitsky
Johnny is a photographer based in Brooklyn ,New York. He has an interest in Potraiture and Fashion. He was educated in New Zealand, where he gained an MA Honours degree at Victoria University of Wellington.
He came to New York in the early nineties and worked as an assistant to Sante D'Orazio for 3 years. Moving to London in the late 90's he began to work for magazines such as Dazed and Confused and Purple. He continues to work between Paris London and New York. He has since worked for Teen Vogue and The New York Times magazine and is a regular contributor to The Independent Newspaper Magazine in London.
This is the link to his website: www.johnnygembitsky.com
Kathleen Rugh
Kathy is a photographer and filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. Her artwork centers around the psychological effects of the spaces we inhabit. Through repetitive and careful observations she uses the film and photographic medium to gain a deeper awareness of the places that easily get overlooked in our daily routine.
Kathy received an MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston/Tufts University and a BFA from the University of Colorado at Denver. She has had her film and photographic work exhibited in galleries and screenings throughout the US and in Canada. She was recently awarded an Artist’s Residency at the Experimental Television Center in New York. Kathy has taught photography at Ithaca College, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and at the Denver Darkroom.
To learn more and to view her work, visit www.kathleenrugh.com.
Kevin Joseph Laccone
K.J.L.
is a multi discipline artist who specializes in photography. He has a bachelor’s degree from the university of Connecticut in fine art, a degree from the International Center of Photography in photography, and his master’s degree in fine art from the San Francisco Art Institute.
Mr. Laccone has moved back to Brooklyn to pursue a career in teaching.
You can see examples of Mr. Laccone’s work at: www.blurb.com/user/laccone
Monica Schipper
Monica, a graduate of Photography Studies College in Melbourne, Australia, is a nationally renowned professional photographer, with an established international reputation. Monica has demonstrated her extraordinary versatility and creativity across a number of fields including fashion, music, commercial and editorial photography. Numerous assignments and private expeditions have taken Monica on multiple international journeys including Australia, Europe, South East Asia and the United States. With a talent for always capturing that special image, Monica has honed the ability to view the world around her as though looking through a lens. Whether it be a clean and beautiful catalogue shoot or a gritty rock concert, her style captures the moment perfectly. Shooting both digital and film, each and every clients needs are met, their expectations surpassed.
Monica's work can be viewed at www.monicaschipper.com.
Pamela Suchy
Pamela Suchy is a photojournalist based in Hudson County, New Jersey.
In 2006, Pamela graduated cum laude from Marywood University in Scranton, PA with a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Photography and three minors: English, Mathematics, and Art History. She spent time abroad in Florence, Italy at the Studio Arts Center International where she traveled to multiple countries to explore their individual cultures through her photography.
While working as a staff photographer, she won the Keystone Press Award (The Scranton Times Tribune) and the New Jersey Press Photographers Association monthly awards (The Jersey Journal). Her work has been published in a variety of publications such as, The New York Times, Newsday, The Star-Ledger, Rocky Mountain News, and the American Legion Magazine.
Currently, Pamela works as a freelance photographer in the NY metro area.
Pamela's work can be viewed at www.PamelaSuchy.com.
Rocio Alba Gonzales
Rocio is a Queens based, fine art photographer. She began her formal artistic training at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles. There, she discovered and fell in love with photography and was inspired to relocate toNew York and complete her BFA at the School of Visual Arts. Through her prolific series, Rocio hopes to unveil unconscious emotions that unify and divide the explosive dynamics within herself and her relationships. She attempts to depict expressions of psychosis and obsessions by the use of highly saturated colors, rhetorical symbolism and fantasy to recreate real life events that visual stimulate and provoke the viewer's imagination.
Rocio has worked as an assistant to various artists in New York and is also a teacher’s aid at her Alma Mata. She has participated in several group shows in both Los Angeles and New York. She works as a freelance photographer and is currently represented by Getty Images, one of the leading stock image proprietors in the country. Her most recent personal project involves documenting women recovering from alcohol and drug addiction. You can see some of Rocio’s work here: www.rocioalbagonzalez.com
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Studio Assistants
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April McMillan
April is available at PhotoManhattan Mondays - Thursdays between 4:00-10:30pm and Saturdays 10:30-6:30pm.
Israel Cruz
Israel is available at PhotoManhattan Mondays - Thursdays between 11:00AM - 4:00PM. ________________________________________________________________________
Collaborators
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Gilberto Tadday
Freelance Digital Photography Equipment & Software consultant. On his free time, Gilberto helps us improve our Digital Photography equipment set-up and Photography software implementation. His work is available at www.gilbertotadday.com
Karina Ghantous
On her free time, Karina volunteers to help improve PhotoManhattan's website overall design and functionality.
Sebastian Ignacio
Sebastian contributes to the maintenance, developement, and improvement of this website. Although busy with his full-time job, Sebastian has been very kind to help us through out the years since our opening in 2003.
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Founder
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Aldana R.
1976: Born in Argentina.
1993: Moved to Lebanon.
1997:
Bachellor's degree in Visual Arts, Photography at Kaslik University, Lebanon.
1998:
Photography artists' exchange at Ecole Nationale de la Photographie, Arles, France.
1999:
Masters degree in Photography at Kaslik University, Lebanon 1999.
2000:
Worked as a freelance photographer covering the reconstruction of Beirut Lebanon. Worked with AIF in researching and collecting old Photographs from the middle east.
2001:
Moved to Nantes, France, worked as a B&W printer.
2002:
Moved to New York.
2003: Started PhotoManhattan
2010/11: Plans to open a Photography gallery for PhotoManhattan's students to exhibit their work free of the restrictions of most commercial galleries.
Although most of her work hasn't been properly scanned, you can view some contact-
sheet samples here.
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