SUBMISSION: Tucked away by Jaye Wagner

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2018 Submission.

I am a senior Anthropology undergraduate student currently studying at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL. I grew up in Panama City, Panama and have spent most of my life enamored with the jungle and all its beings. I believe this foster my passion for life in all forms and led me to dedicate my life to Anthropology. I also spent one year in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the United Kingdom at Northumbria University studying both natural and human history. I chose Cultural Anthropology to expand my appreciation of diversity and craft, as well as to help bring appreciation of wildlife to different peoples. My other passions include environmental conservation, travel photography, and educating others. Please visit my website, jayewagner.com to learn more about me and my endeavors.

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SUBMISSION: Mother and Child by Frances Ehrenberg-Hyman

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2018 Submission.

I am an intensely visual woman. My camera allows me the opportunity to capture images that grab my attention and touch me in some way. In the blink of the eye of my camera, I can catch a moment in time; the beauty, the feeling, the story, the memory.  I am then able to relive that moment and share it with those who seek to take part in my narrative.

www.francesehrenberg.com

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SUBMISSION: Parental Bond by Carolyn Hall

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2018 Submission.

I went on my first African Safari last January 2017. An event planned since I was six and saw my first Tarzan movie. Being a mixed-race person living in Jamaica at the time, I felt a bond of looking white but knowing I belonged to my community. My brother and I both voiced our wish to be darker skinned to better fit in.

I digress. Here are submissions of my parent and child photos. I noticed a strong theme of mother and child groupings when I was in Tanzania at the beginning of migration season.

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SUBMISSION: Innocent Impression by Lori Sherman

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2017 Submission.

Innocent Impression by Lori Sherman. All Rights Reserved.

Photography is such an important part of my life and I enjoy capturing a snapshot of animals in their natural environment to show others how meaningful and important their survival is.

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SUBMISSION: No Vacancy... by Paul Murray

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2017 Submission.

No Vacancy... by Paul Murray. All Rights Reserved.

My approach to photography and life is to remain open, trust my instincts and discard labels that are divisive. My work reflects a blend of my lifelong interests in art, nature, technology and societal change. I am very much a visual traveler who interacts with people, places, objects and ideas on a variety of levels through several planes of vision that intersect with time and space. At those intersections, I may capture a moment and portray it with my implied perspective. The journeys to those intersections afford the opportunity to see, and perhaps become intrigued by what I am experiencing. The uniqueness of each journey allows for new visions to be appreciated in what may seem familiar venues. I see no end point to my evolving vision and shifting perspectives. To the extent that my images enrich the experience and vision of others, I feel that I have achieved a way of communicating that is unique to me as a photographer.

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SUBMISSION: A Whale of a Snack by Paul Murray

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2017 Submission.

A Whale of a Snack by Paul Murray. All Rights Reserved.

My approach to photography and life is to remain open, trust my instincts and discard labels that are divisive. My work reflects a blend of my lifelong interests in art, nature, technology and societal change. I am very much a visual traveler who interacts with people, places, objects and ideas on a variety of levels through several planes of vision that intersect with time and space. At those intersections, I may capture a moment and portray it with my implied perspective. The journeys to those intersections afford the opportunity to see, and perhaps become intrigued by what I am experiencing. The uniqueness of each journey allows for new visions to be appreciated in what may seem familiar venues. I see no end point to my evolving vision and shifting perspectives. To the extent that my images enrich the experience and vision of others, I feel that I have achieved a way of communicating that is unique to me as a photographer.

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SUBMISSION: Into the Blue by Lisa Renee Ludlum

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2017 Submission.

Into the Blue by Lisa Renee Ludlum. All Rights Reserved.

One of my favorite quotes is "it’s not what you look at that matters,  it's what you see" by Thoreau.  I find this so true with the art of photography. As a life-long Florida gal, I have truly been blessed to live in this amazing state - a canvas of endless possibilities and diverse opportunities.

My lens is an extension of my eye and my camera is a window my soul. Beauty surrounds us, yet the fine details are often missed in our busy lives. Understanding this concept, I have channeled my expertise as a photographer in conjunction with my passionate artistic style by capturing life's intricate moments.  I get great joy out of sharing my visionary images through the magic of photography.

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SUBMISSION: Snowy Owl by Janis Hurley

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2017 Submission.

Snowy Owl by Janis Hurley. All Rights Reserved.

My work as a photographer is an intimate expression of man's relationship to nature and wildlife.  Our commonalities and burdens should give us compassion for our environment.  I want the viewer to experience the significance, uniqueness and emotion of each animal and wild place.  The challenges that wildlife, in all forms, face due to habitat loss and man's encroachment call us to be more mindful of our daily practices.

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SUBMISSION: Endangered - Asian Elephant by Zsuzsanna Luciano

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2017 Submission.

Endangered - Asian Elephant by Zsuzsanna Luciano. All Rights Reserved.

What you create is your artwork - your life, your paintings, your sculptures and your photographs. All of these have an invisible stamp of your core balance, of your inner souls vibration and energy which are connected to our Creator.

That's why it's so important that your creation or art has to come from your soul and not from the ego.

I am interested and fascinated with architecture that is created by nature and by man.

Conservation and staying connected to the inner spirit is my main focus.

Inspiring others to discover their hidden treasure of themselves is my lifetime goal.

So come along with me on my journey and lets discover together the true forces and meanings of our surroundings.

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SUBMISSION: Mommas Baby by Virginia Aschmoneit

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2017 Submission.

Mommas Baby by Virginia Aschmoneit. All Rights Reserved.

Virginia is a photographer who has been living on the East End of Long Island for the past 17 years. Her pictures usually portray landscapes or nature but not exclusively. The image that comes out of the camera is only the beginning. From there she creates an image to match what her mind sees before a print is made.

Group Exhibitions:
Salmagundi Club - various shows
East End Arts - various shows
Sylvia Wald and Kim Po Gallery Members Exhibition
Ridgefield Library - Expressive Women of NAWA
Newburyport Art Association - Upward Trend
Ashawagh Hall, Watermill Museum, Southampton Library - yearly exhibits

Invitational Exhibition: one of two exhibitors at Rosalie Dimon Gallery, Jamesport NY

Solo Show: Riverhead Library, Riverhead NY

Awards: 2017
Upward Trend

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SUBMISSION: Queen of the Jungle by Joseph Anthony

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2017 Submission.

Queen of the Jungle by Joseph Anthony. All Rights Reserved.

With these leopard images, as you make eye contact with their penetrating gazes, it should beg the question "who is really endangered when it comes to the survival of a species"? 50% of our oxygen comes from forests and 50% from the oceans. Big cats are known as apex predators or umbrella species. This means that if we protect the umbrella species and by default its habitat, we automatically protect the many other species and bio diversity coexisting within the same habitat. Save big cats and we ultimately save ourselves. I hope my work inspires an appreciation for the beauty of our world, to help draw attention to the fragility of our planet and the need to protect all living things.

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SUBMISSION: Caracara by Gillian Day

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2017 Submission.

Caracara by Gillian Day. All Rights Reserved.

Such a nosy Caracara.

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SUBMISSION: Bee and Yellow Flowers by Lynne Bernay

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2017 Submission.

Bee and Yellow Flowers by Lynne Bernay. All Rights Reserved.

This topic, 'endangered species', is very dear to my heart, To be able to help awareness of this topic with my photos brightens my day about a very dire subject. If the bee disappears many of our flowers fruits and vegetables will also go extinct. we can't let that happen.

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SUBMISSION: Head to Head by Carol Leadbetter

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2017 Submission.

Head to Head by Carol Leadbetter. All Rights Reserved.

One cannot return from an African safari unaffected. Lions, proud and free, prowl your memory. Great herds of grazing zebra and wildebeest wander across the horizon of your mind’s eye.  Parades of elephants leave imprints of awesome power and size while stirring your heart with gentle nurturing behaviors.

Carol Leadbetter’s photographs are a testament to what we may lose. Some images convey a sense of intimacy between the viewer and the subject. In others, a single animal is isolated against the great skies and plains, its weight challenging the grandeur of the land.

Images in this exhibit are printed by the artist employing a variety of surfaces and alternative photographic processes. Handmade papers are used to reflect the divergent textures and colors of the land. In addition, some images are printed on Mapepa elephant dung paper believed to incorporate the spirit of the animal.

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SUBMISSION: Rhino with Oxpecker by Carol Leadbetter

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2017 Submission.

Rhino with Oxpecker by Carol Leadbetter. All Rights Reserved.

One cannot return from an African safari unaffected. Lions, proud and free, prowl your memory. Great herds of grazing zebra and wildebeest wander across the horizon of your mind’s eye.  Parades of elephants leave imprints of awesome power and size while stirring your heart with gentle nurturing behaviors.

Carol Leadbetter’s photographs are a testament to what we may lose. Some images convey a sense of intimacy between the viewer and the subject. In others, a single animal is isolated against the great skies and plains, its weight challenging the grandeur of the land.

Images in this exhibit are printed by the artist employing a variety of surfaces and alternative photographic processes. Handmade papers are used to reflect the divergent textures and colors of the land. In addition, some images are printed on Mapepa elephant dung paper believed to incorporate the spirit of the animal.

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SUBMISSION: Senior Chimpanzee by David Bartlett

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2017 Submission.

Senior Chimpanzee by David Bartlett. All Rights Reserved.

Seeing Animals.

Animals are so near. We hear their cries. We see their purposeful movement. We compassionately recognize familiar defining behaviors of our own. We are stopped by their gaze and thrill to their response. They touch us and we, it seems, them with an immediacy only rarely encountered with other humans. And yet, without language, they remain so far. Reason's limiting inability to positively represent its own absence, despite voluminous knowledge produced by meticulous inquiry, finds them infinitely remote, incommensurable, other. In no other domain of experience do we feel so keenly the possibility of understanding everything and knowing nothing.

Art spans the gulf at the foot of reason. Insightfully formed representations, still and silent, can register the nature of things animate and sonant. Art can validate and celebrate the unsettling wonder, awe, fear, and love that we feel in the presence of creatures, beings both akin and unlike us.

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SUBMISSION: Monarch Cluster by Patricia Bernstein

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2017 Submission.

Monarch Cluster by Patricia Bernstein. All Rights Reserved.

I traveled to El Rosario Butterfly Reserve in January and documented the monarch population. These images represent the beauty of the butterflies at rest and in flight.

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SUBMISSION: Osprey Leaving Nest by Karen Carr

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2017 Submission.

Osprey Leaving Nest by Karen Carr. All Rights Reserved.

I have been photographing the daily activities of these animals that are living in their fragile existence due to what we are doing to our environment.  I have been stunned by their beauty and resilience.

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SUBMISSION: Vulnerable by Danielle Angell

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2017 Submission.

Vulnerable by Danielle Angell. All Rights Reserved.

In our busy lives, we often miss the beauty and simplicity around us. We are so caught up in the end destination or routine of the race that we pass by the simple miracles of the moment. My photography is an invitation to slow down and become aware. It provides a gateway into the unavailable or unnoticed pieces of the world that reflect or need healing, that demonstrate beauty, even in ugly situations, and connects us to a source of overwhelming gratitude for the treasures around us that we so often take for granted. Each piece is created as a reminder to take time to reflect, to dream, to wonder, to protect, to appreciate, and to wake up and witness the extraordinary right before our very eyes.

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SUBMISSION: First Light by Phoenix Marks

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2017 Submission.

First Light by Phoenix Marks. All Rights Reserved.

Every time I go out to photograph nature I really find myself being called to go within. Photography is my way of communing with the Universe, Source or God ...whatever one may call that divine essence. My love, my divine call to art, is to truthfully capture those moments when my soul is touched by the extraordinary wonder and beauty seen through my camera's inner lens -- from colorful bugs, smaller than a fingernail's tip, to ever changing magnificent paintings presented every morning and night for humanity's delight. South Florida's wetlands and the Everglades in particular are my primary photography studio and sanctuary. My approach to photography and life is grounded in my spiritual belief that "we are all one, we are all interconnected." As a nature photographer, the importance of nature is more than a scientific necessity for creating air, clean water and producing food. It is a sacred necessity for healing and bringing peace to the human soul.

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