{"id":415,"date":"2009-07-01T09:04:50","date_gmt":"2009-07-01T13:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/wordpress\/?p=415"},"modified":"2009-07-01T09:04:50","modified_gmt":"2009-07-01T13:04:50","slug":"paul-tornaquindici-next-step-alumni-group-exhibit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/415\/paul-tornaquindici-next-step-alumni-group-exhibit\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Tornaquindici – Next Step Alumni Group Exhibit"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nFor over 10 years I\u2019ve been mentoring a select group of individuals. Their progress has been thrilling to watch. It\u2019s been a true privilege to be a part of their growth. July 7 their first Group Exhibit will be unveiled at the Maine Media Workshops. (link)
\nPaul Tornaquindici has been a member for the past 4 years. Here are a few important things he learned from other members and his work.
\nAlumni Insights<\/strong>
\nJohn Paul Caponigro was the first photographer I showed- on a Russian science vessel in Antarctica- my landscape work to for review. It was at his studio in Maine- during a workshop- that I first summoned the courage to show my work to members of the Next Step group. And it has been together with the Next Step family that I have learned what truly matters to me in my photography. The lessons are important ones-
\nA. Know who you are and what you like to photograph. Stay on the path! Not trying to be like, or imitate others work or ways- but to have a genuine understanding of what you are passionate about and photograph that.
\nB. It is okay not to photograph! It is okay to cancel the contract with yourself that you have to take photographs. As I only photograph a few times a year there is an obligation to always be photographing and to strive to get a great photograph- to not take pictures somewhere is almost unthinkable. But part of being a photographer, I learned, was knowing when to put the camera away.
\nNext Step has given me a place of privilege to learn, grow and share the remarkable experiences of photography.
\nArtists’s Statement<\/strong>
\nI love going to an unfamiliar place, seeing it for the first time, looking and listening intently and photographing what and how I feel in that place.
\nIn an workshop John Paul Caponigro said, \u201cThis is the most important thing I will say all week- don\u2019t miss it. Notice when the energy is in the photographs being shown it gets quiet in the room. When there is little energy in the photographs we have to create it.\u201c
\nI want to quiet the room. Take your breath away and leave you still- and listening- where the only sound you hear are the notes from a song of praise. Those are the photographs I am waiting, listening and looking for. I trust what has so moved my heart will resonate in yours.
\nPaul Tornaquindici – Notes of Praise<\/strong>
\nNotes of Praise is a much anticipated collection of Paul Tornaquindici’s serene, meditative landscape photographs. From the majestic glaciers of Antarctica to the mountain dunes of Namibia he explores the grand vistas with sensitivity. Seen through Tornaquindici’s eye they are transformed into scenes of wonder and worship. The images selected in Notes of Praise are a testimony to his love of creation and his appreciation for its beauty.
\nFind the book Notes of Praise here.<\/a>
\nSee more of Paul\u2019s work here. <\/a>
\nSee the Next Step Exhibit at the Maine Media Workshops July 7 – 30. <\/a>
\nFind out more about my workshops here.<\/a>
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\nBiography<\/strong>
\nPAUL TORNAQUINDICI started taking landscape photographs in 2004.\u00a0 It was a chance viewing of Michael Reichmann\u2019s photographs of Iceland on The Luminous Landscape website in the early hours of the morning; and something in the images beckoned.
\nHe has traveled to remote regions of Africa, Antarctica, Brazil, Iceland and Ireland to photograph their beauty. Paul has had the privilege to photograph with and learn from John Paul Caponigro, Stephen Johnson and Michael Reichmann. His work may be seen at www.paultornaquindici.com.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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