Vermont Center for Photography

Andrew’s thoughtful, Zen-like compositions capture the quiet beauty found in our natural and man-made worlds. His photographs often take place during the still introspective time after the sun has set, but before the sky has gone completely dark.

Andrew has studied with John Sexton and at the New England School of Photography, where he has also taught advanced B&W darkroom techniques. His work is exhibited nationally and in Japan. He works from his studio in Conway, Mass. 

See more of Andrew Sovjani's work at: www.andrewsovjani.com

Working in a combination of traditional photographic methods and digital printmaking, Christine Triebert produces all her custom prints from her studio located along the beautiful Rock River in southern Vermont.

Chris is a three-time recipient of a Golden Light Award, including the 2003 award for her images of the Irish landscape.

See more of Christine Triebert's work at: www.christinetriebert.com

All of my visual explorations have the same fundamental components: content, composition, and lighting. The combination of technical and creative layers set the stage for my work’s underlying premise: the importance of recognizing the essential beauty found in the mystery of life and the very important role it plays for a healthy and balanced existence.

Eric Slayton is a fine art photographer who has studied in New York City and Paris, France. His work is exhibited nationally. He works from his studio in Brattleboro, VT.

See more of Eric Slayton's work at: www.ericslayton.com

Erik prefers shooting outdoors with print film. Favorite subjects include moody landscapes, situational compositions, and abstract studies that challenge the viewer’s assumptions and perceptions.

See more of Erik Hoffner's work at: www.erikhoffner.com

Evie Lovett is a fine art photographer who works in black and white.  Her latest body of work, Backstage at the Rainbow Cattle Co., images of drag queens in rural Vermont, showed at Gallery Kayafas in Boston, Reeves Contemporary in New York and at the Brattleboro Museum in Brattleboro, Vermont.  Her work has been exhibited in juried exhibitions at the Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts, Bennington Center for the Arts in Bennington, Vermont, Photographic Resource Center in Boston, University of Toledo Center for the Visual Arts, The Print Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Cambridge Art Association, Galveston Arts Center, and Silver Eye Center for Photography in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  She is represented by galleryKayafas in Boston, Massachusetts.

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I am not so much interested in the “Grand Picture.” I am, maybe even a little perversely, interested in recording the commonplace in our everyday surroundings.  In short, those things that are often overlooked. My wish is to add something extra to the ordinary.

Gene has been published in photographic journals and has been exhibited in private and university galleries as well as art museums nationally where he has received numerous awards.  Having lived in N.Y.C., Michigan, and Utah, he now resides and works in Amherst, Ma.

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I have been making fine art photographs for over 35 years.  During the 1960s I began studying photography at Carnegie-Mellon University, and by the mid 1970s, as a builder, instructor and part owner of a photographic workshop center, I had worked with a wide variety of teachers and practitioners in the field, among them John Benson, Paul Caponigro, Robert Frank, Ralph Gibson, Aaron Siskind, Fred Sommer, George Tice and Minor White.

My images are about illusion and allusion, meditation, and, sometimes, the magic I’ve found along the way.  I am intrigued with the sensation of abstraction; with how conventionally perceived ‘reality’ sometimes progresses or shatters, giving way to more essential forms. 

See more of Jim Schlessinger's work at: www.jimschlessinger.com

Photography provides me with a visual tool for exploration and communication. Often the photographs I am most fond of can be seen as both sentimental and emotionally challenging. I attempt to rattle the viewers’ existence, raising emotional issues and questions so they may connect with their own feelings and beliefs.

John received his MFA in photography from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1986. His photographs have been exhibited throughout the country and internationally. He is the Co-Founder and President of the Board for the In_Sight Photography Project, a non-profit organization offering photography programs for youth. 

See more of John Willis's work at: www.jwillis.net

Judy Stalus lives on fifty acres of beautiful gardens, field and woodlands in Walpole, New Hampshire. Her lush and intimate floral images and landscapes are based on photographs of flowers she has grown in her own gardens. She works with a variety of cameras including the Polaroid SX-70 and various toy cameras, Dianas, Dories, and Holgas. 

See more of Judy Stalus's work at: www.jstalusphotographs.com

Kate received her MFA in photography from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia, and has studied at the Maine Photographic Workshops and The Center for Photography in Woodstock. She has taught photography at Community College of Vermont, Johnson State College in Johnson, Vermont and the Great River Arts Institute in Mexico.

See more of Kate Cleghorn's work at: www.putneyphotoworks.com

Len’s eclectic range of photographs includes local landscapes, urban scenes and images from his travels abroad. He began with a 35 mm camera and traditional darkroom, but with the emergence of digital technology he now works exclusively with digital images and computer enhancement.

See more of Len Seeve's work at: Len Seeve's Website

Linda works with “alternative processes” - uncommon or antiquated photographic techniques which allow her to bring as much creativity to the printing process as she brings to the camera. The artist shoots and develops all her own film, and prints and tones her images in her own darkroom.

Linda has won numerous awards throughout the East Coast. Her photography has been published in the New Orleans Times-Picayune, Ellipses, and Gambit Weekly. She lives in rural Vermont.

See more of Linda Treash's work at: www.lindatreash.com

I create images inspired by the beauty present in our every day world: the texture of a flower petal, the shape of a piece of fruit, the wrinkles in a child’s hand. My goal is to foster a connection to these easily overlooked moments thus, for me, photography becomes a tool for cultivating mindfulness.

In 2003 Lynne was recognized by The Maine Photographic Workshop’s Golden Light Awards as one of the top 50 emerging photographers in the country. She currently lives in Vermont with her family.

See more of Lynne Weinstein's work at: www.lynneweinsteinphoto.com

Mary Daniel Hobson is a mixed media photographer who delights in the tactile and expressive nature of collage and assemblage. Mapping the Body, a series of nearly 100 intimate collages, explores the emotions and experiences housed in the body. In her most recent work, Bottle Dreams, she articulates the fluid and fragmentary nature of memory by bottling torn photographs in mineral oil. Trained as an art historian, her work is deeply inspired by her studies of Dora Maar and Surrealist photography. She resides in the San Francisco Bay Area where she is also adjunct faculty at JFK University and director of the Arts and Healing Network.

See more of Mary Daniel Hobson's work at: www.marydanielhobson.com

I photograph rural landscape, the urban environment, architecture, and found objects, using large-format black and white and, more recently, digital color. In creating straightforward visions of the material environment, I try to lead the viewer into the spirit of time and place. I’ve studied with Morley Baer, John Sexton, Robert Dawson, and Ken Schles. While I primarily make fine art prints for exhibition, I also publish images in magazines with my own articles on art, architecture, and travel. I also specialize in photographing architecture and works of art.

See more of Michael Miller's work at: http://michaelmillerphoto.com

Richard worked at Zone VI Studios for 15 years. There he was responsible for product design, testing, and the manufacturing of the photographic equipment. Besides being a master craftsman Richard is a very accomplished photographer, he has been photographing with large format cameras for over 25 years. He specializes in large format camera repair and restoration and offers large format workshops at his studio in Townshend, VT.

See more of Richard Ritter's work at: www.lg4mat.net

Sondra has produced a significant body of work using vintage cameras, most notably the Brownie Hawkeye manufactured by Kodak from the late 1940s to early 1960s. Her work has been exhibited throughout New England. Art historian Mimi Hellman in her article, “Sondra Peron: Peripheral Vision” stated, “Using an apparatus that lacks the acuity associated with both photographic sophistication and human power, Peron reveals the incisiveness of partial, fleeting, contingent vision and invites us to discover the uneasy pleasures of a world at the edge of visibility”.

See more of Sondra Peron's work at: www.sondraperon.com

Victoria works entirely with black and white films, and then she hand-colors the images. Her work has been exhibited throughout New England and featured in full-length photo essays in the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, Vermont Life, and Vermont Magazine. She lives in Lincoln, Vermont with her husband and daughter.

See more of Victoria Blewer's work at: www.victoriablewer.com