INSPIRATION
Paul Caponigro is a Boston born photographer, who is particularly well known for his landscape photography. The artist also had a great passion for the musical arts, as he attended Boston University and studied the piano. While music was a major element in Caponigro's life, photography was where his true passion led him. Although he shifted from the piano to photography early in his artistic career, he remains a dedicated pianist and believes his musical training and insight contributes significantly to his photographic imagery. In his photographs the visual ‘silence’ becomes as tangible as ‘sound’.
After being drafted in 1953, Caponigro was stationed in San Francisco, where he worked as a photographer. While in San Francisco, he studied with Benjamen Chinn. Caponigro additionally studied under the great Minor White. The artist uses traditional materials and utilizes dark room techniques to create his photography. Caponigro has a true talent for capturing nature,
preferring to utilize an intuitive focus rather that merely arranging or recording forms and surface details. His receptive approach is one of the many reasons why I find his work so beautiful. As a beginning photographer, I too focus on the beauty of nature, hoping that one day my work can be as inspiring as Caponigro's work.
His picture called Two Rivers (1968), the top Left photo below, is one of my favorite photos from his collection. The natural beauty and reflection speak for itself.
His Link below will better express the beauty behind his photographs. Once you see his work you will understand how it inspired me to focus on the magical world we live in.
http://www.photographywest.com/pages/Landscapes.html
After being drafted in 1953, Caponigro was stationed in San Francisco, where he worked as a photographer. While in San Francisco, he studied with Benjamen Chinn. Caponigro additionally studied under the great Minor White. The artist uses traditional materials and utilizes dark room techniques to create his photography. Caponigro has a true talent for capturing nature,
preferring to utilize an intuitive focus rather that merely arranging or recording forms and surface details. His receptive approach is one of the many reasons why I find his work so beautiful. As a beginning photographer, I too focus on the beauty of nature, hoping that one day my work can be as inspiring as Caponigro's work.
His picture called Two Rivers (1968), the top Left photo below, is one of my favorite photos from his collection. The natural beauty and reflection speak for itself.
His Link below will better express the beauty behind his photographs. Once you see his work you will understand how it inspired me to focus on the magical world we live in.
http://www.photographywest.com/pages/Landscapes.html