• Terri Loewenthal

    Terri Loewenthal Biography Terri Loewenthal is an Oakland-based photographer and artist renowned for her innovative approach to landscape photography. Unlike traditional landscape photographers who seek to capture an objective, often static view of nature, Terri Loewenthal reimagines this genre by overlapping multiple vantage points and using vibrant, oversaturated hues. Her work challenges the notion of photographic realism, offering instead a rich, subjective experience that reflects the complex interplay between humans and the natural world. Terri Loewenthal ’s art is deeply rooted in the belief that photography should capture not just the factual reality of a scene but also the emotional... View artist page

  • Meghann Riepenhoff

    Meghann Riepenhoff Biography With her unique cameraless photographs, Meghann Riepenhoff (b. 1979; Atlanta, GA) captures the ebb and flow of time, examining humans’ relationship with the environment and our impermanent place within it. Cyanotypes are one of the oldest photographic processes, dating back to 1842, and are a camera less photograph created by exposing paper coated with a solution of iron salts to ultraviolet light. Riepenhoff works in unison with river and ocean currents, allowing wind, water, and sediment to imprint on the paper’s surface; she also exposes the paper to rain or snow, revealing crystals, droplets, and kaleidoscopic patterns... View artist page

  • Ruud van Empel

    Ruud van Empel Biography

    Dutch photographer Ruud van Empel (1958-present) is celebrated for his intricate collage process, often merging a number of images through photo editing software and other digital approaches. Themes blend Surrealism with classic Western portraiture, resulting in pictures that are both dreamlike and familiar. An early career in graphic design as well as designing for theater productions and television informed his approach to photography, greatly focused on technology’s influence on the modern world.

    Born in Breda, Netherlands, Ruud van Empel grew up to study at the St. Joost Academy of Art and graduated in 1981.

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