Artist Name: Eli Vega
Title of Artwork: New Orleans Pantomime
Medium: Photography
Artist Bio:
Eli Vega is a highly-published and award-winning photographer and author. He has written two books on the subject of photography. He has taught photography for thirty years, including field workshops in Rocky Mountain National Park, Garden of The Gods, and for OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) throughout the country since 2012. He is a certified facilitator and makes his classes and workshops casual, engaging, and fun.
He has made presentations to camera and art groups for twenty years and has served as a judge for two national photography competitions. Having studied art for three years, Eli takes an artistic approach to photography, emphasizing the creative aesthetics side of photography.
Eli is known for his two mantras: “The best photography is found where creative aesthetics and technical know-how meet,” and “I don’t see with my eyes. I see with my imagination.”
Artist Statement:
I don’t see with my eyes; I see with my imagination. Right brain photography is about being an artist first, photographer second. The best photography is found where technical know-how and creative aesthetics meet.
Artist Contact Info:
vegaphotoart@gmail.com
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