Biographies

Ayokah

Ayokah began photography at a fairly young age and has continued to be interested in using the camera’s unique perspective to frame an image in an isolated form. She has the ability to view a subject and see how it will translate onto a one dimensional photographic plane, playing with depth of field and focus to enhance a detail which may otherwise be invisible to the human eye. Ayokah’s love for the camera lens view drew her to study Creative Photography at Humber College in Toronto where she received her diploma in 2003. She uses the camera as a medium to learn, to change and to grow by looking to see the ordinary in an unordinary way.

Aaron Ansarov

www.ansarov.com

Aaron creates images with impact and emotion. He has a masterful use of light, color and an ability to push the envelope. Using insight to the subjects’ apprehension, he breaks down barriers and creates imagery to be remembered. His up close and personal style allows him to create captivating, beautiful and original images. Aaron has traveled the world as military photojournalist for more than 14 years and has experienced life through the interactions of many cultures in peacetime and in war. Aaron has been recognized for many years as one of the most award-winning photographers in Department of Defence history. He has been published in magazines, newspapers and books globally.

David Bean

email: dbean@sympatico.ca

No biography available for David Bean.

Marie Fournier

email: pguide@videotron.ca

Marie has been engaged with photography since 1986. She has had exhibits in California, where she resided for time and in Montreal, her hometown. Prior to that she received her BA in social psychology, studied art history and was, for four years, involved with Montreal’s Museum of Fine Art. She has also worked in advertising and learned the skills of graphic designer. In the beginning she explored black and white imaging. Later as an autodidact she experimented in the darkroom. Now she combines colours easily and constructs views with Photoshop, etc. Marie is currently working to come to an understanding of ‘what is perception’. She is creating a photo-book focusing on this subject, exploring different perception, comparing and questioning – can who I am be discovered through what I can see?

Sheila Goldgrab

www.leadership-gold.com email: sheila@leadership-gold.com

Morocco calls out to the heart. The country is a land of great diversity of landscapes and of people, and making portraits required humility and at times audacity. These individuals overwhelmed me with their generosity of allowing me to photograph them. An intriguing aspect of these encounters was the relative lack of timidity on the part of many, especially on the part of those least experienced as subjects. It was Arthur Clark who said that, “All explorers are seeking something they have lost.” I believe there is truth to that. The old world permeates through its transition into modernity, and I love it for that. You can see it clearly on these faces which I sought out.

Paddy Jane

email: paddyjane@gmail.com

No biography available for Paddy Jane.

Jamie Latrobe

email: jamie@arcturus.ca

No biography available for Jamie Latrobe.

Miriana Mitrovitch

www.photosharedvisions.com

“Photography for me is a combination of movement, music, poetry and light. It is like sculptinga moment in time...”

Joachim Oepkes

joachim.oepkes@sheridanc.on.ca

No biography available for Joachim Oepkes.

Simeon Posen

www.simeonposen.com

Simeon Posen is a landscape and architectural photographer with work spanning more than four decades. His studies in architecture and stage design contribute to the unique perspective evident in his black and white photographs. Specifically, he illuminates the intricate parts expressing the structure of the whole, whether created by nature or by man. Posen’s technique, style and composition are influenced by photographers such as Marie Consindas, Wynn Bullock, Brett Weston and Ansel Adams with whom he studied in California. Receiving both federal and provincial grants, Posen has conducted extensive photographic studies of the architecture of France, Austria, Iran and Greece, as well as broadly documenting the Ontario landscapes and vistas across Canada.

Shozo Ushiroguchi

email: shozo@sympatico.ca

No biography available for Shozo Ushiroguchi

James Gary Stark

email: imaginationcentre@sympatico.ca

Gary Stark is a contemporary artist and photographer. He worked as an industrial designer from 1967-2000 with a focus on exhibitions, interiors, furniture and corporate graphics. He worked with the Canadian Exhibition Commission in Ottawa on numerous projects beginning with Expo 67 and later formed Stark & Associates which was based in Toronto. Gary has taught courses in art and design at OCAD, Ryerson University and Georgian College. He has shown his work in over 25 solo and group shows. Gary is currently working with mixed media and images on canvas and plexiglass. His studio is located on top of Blue Mountain, Collingwood.

Daniel Volkovich

email: daniel.volkovich@gmail.com

No biography available for Daniel Volkovich.