Category Archives: Artist Profile

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In our artist profiles, we celebrate the journeys of the artists and photographers who help us achieve this goal.

Artist Profile: Clare West

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I think deep down I always knew that I would have a career in which I was creative. I never dreamed it would be photography. A degree in ceramics, numerous temporary office jobs, a year spent travelling, an adult education course in photography, a stint working for a photography studio and a teaching qualification later, I have finally landed in my happy place. I realized that I simply can’t not take photographs. I thrive on capturing people in an honest and true way so that the viewer sees them as they would if they were to sit and have a conversation with that person. I guess you could say I like to capture their essence as well as their presence.

The variety of things that my job allows me to photograph keeps me constantly interested and focused on producing the best work I possibly can in any given situation. It’s such a privilege to be invited into so many people’s lives; learn new things every day; encounter new cultures and thought processes and open myself up to new experiences.

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Artist Profile: Rebecca Plotnick

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I was bit by the travel bug in 2003 when I studied abroad in college, and I started dreaming of becoming a travel photographer. Being laid off in 2008 was the push I needed to follow my dreams. I used airline miles and some of my savings to spend 10 days in Paris, photographing from morning until night. The best way to discover Paris is to get lost in the city’s streets. I returned from the trip energized and ready to start selling my work.

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Artist Profile: Clare Elsaesser

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Five years ago I started my Etsy shop with the goal of making a living from my paintings, a barely utilized Bachelor of Fine Arts and a smattering of art-related jobs on my resume. I began supporting myself through sales from my paintings and their print reproductions. Over time, my subjects have evolved from animals to figures to wild abstracts.

With amazement, I watched the work and time I put into my shop grow into a lucrative business. The success of my business has given me happiness and a rise in determination.

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Artist Profile: Roberta Pinna

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My work celebrates beauty. I use the female figure because, as a woman, that is the lens through which I observe the world and the human condition. Although my figures are often isolated and denied any identity or relation with their environment, I conceive each of them as part of a matrix in relationship to one another. The “Divas” series best expresses my intention: the beauty of the body’s performance of a plunge and the human ability to turn a fall into a flight.

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Artist Profile: Jacklyn Greenberg

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Jacklyn’s edge lies in her unique ability to engage and connect with people on a level that delves beyond the surface and into the deeper realm of energy and emotion. This comes, in part, from her extensive travels and immersion in foreign cultures with extended stays overseas in Italy and Australia. After earning degrees in both fine arts and environmental chemistry, she decided to follow her passion and add her intense voice with her inherent air of hyper-realism to the photography world.

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