1st place
gold star award
Richard Terpolilli
united states 
Photo © Richard Terpolilli
title
Awakening Shadows ll
I never took photography seriously until one day the Public Broadcasting Station (PBS) did a special on Ansel Adams. I was hooked, and from that point forward I became obsessed with photography. I found my niche, ‘Fine Art Black and White Long Exposure.’
In 2014 my baptism started with a workshop in New York City with BW Vision Explorers and I then followed up with a extensive mentorship under Joel Tjintjelaar. My attention continues with fine art photography in black and white long exposure architecture, seascapes, floral still life, and occasional color fine art photography.
I always ask myself, “What excites me about the scene before I push the shutter release." I find that fine art photography communicates an emotional experience particularly long exposure. Long exposure moves away from physical existence as you see the world. Water and sky appear unnatural. Light and shadows become exaggerated and black and white becomes more aesthetic with regard to light, shadows, and shape. The camera is only a means of expression. No one can express what you feel better than yourself and the digital darkroom is my canvas and brush. The artist Jackson Pollock sums it up best, "It doesn’t make much difference how the paint is put as long as it says something.
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entry description
Boston Harborwalk. Shadows have always fascinated me with their own personality as they constantly shift with the morning light at street level. As time moves forward shadows dissipate as the light rises up to the sky creating luminance on the surrounding towers overlooking the harbor.about the photographer
I was raised in the Finger Lakes Region from upstate New York. Following military service in the 60’s. I attended the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy. My career was in hospital pharmacy administration, clinical education, and on faculty at Brown University Medical School and the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy. During my career years I used a 35mm Minolta SLR for shooting family outings and travel excursions.I never took photography seriously until one day the Public Broadcasting Station (PBS) did a special on Ansel Adams. I was hooked, and from that point forward I became obsessed with photography. I found my niche, ‘Fine Art Black and White Long Exposure.’
In 2014 my baptism started with a workshop in New York City with BW Vision Explorers and I then followed up with a extensive mentorship under Joel Tjintjelaar. My attention continues with fine art photography in black and white long exposure architecture, seascapes, floral still life, and occasional color fine art photography.
I always ask myself, “What excites me about the scene before I push the shutter release." I find that fine art photography communicates an emotional experience particularly long exposure. Long exposure moves away from physical existence as you see the world. Water and sky appear unnatural. Light and shadows become exaggerated and black and white becomes more aesthetic with regard to light, shadows, and shape. The camera is only a means of expression. No one can express what you feel better than yourself and the digital darkroom is my canvas and brush. The artist Jackson Pollock sums it up best, "It doesn’t make much difference how the paint is put as long as it says something.
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