Capturing the image...

I've been a professional photographer since 1985, specializing in theatrical arts, yet I bring to my work well over three decades of broad performance experience in the concert, cabaret, opera and jazz fields.

Actors and musicians are among those with whom I feel a special affinity, perhaps due to my knowledge of timing, breathing, phrasing and movement. This awareness helps me "see" what's happening in my own particular way – and to deliver dramatic photographic images to those who use my services.

The International Society of Bassists has called me to be their official photographer for the fourth time for their Oklahoma City Convention. These ultra–lively bi–annual gatherings bring together nearly 900 of the world's best double bassists. I'm brought in to shoot the week’s final concerts. Working in such circumstances – often fast–moving and wildly exciting – suits me just as well as the calm of a studio environment. Also, for nine years, I was official photographer for a show that grew to become a unique New York Christmas event: The Jazz Nativity. Each year, many of the same great players and singers came together for this special production, under the direction of Anne Phillips. As a result, I had opportunities to capture exciting images of such greats as Harold Nicholas, Lionel Hampton, Tito Puente, Clark Terry and Jackie & Roy.

Many of my images have appeared in such publications as The New York Times, The New York Post, String Player Magazine, Double Bassist, The NY Daily News, Back Stage, The L.A. Bulletin, Jazz Times, Down Beat and Fifth Avenue Christmas and displayed in front of Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall. I'm particularly pleased to have had the opportunity to photograph many recording sessions involving talents like Steve Kuhn, Catherine Dupuis, Dina Blade, Marvin Stamm and Bill Mays. Record companies, too, have commissioned work. Recent projects have involved the New City, Arbors and Palmetto labels.

My visual interests extend well beyond the performing arts. My corporate client list includes International Paper, Sony and law firms like Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker. For such clients, I capture images of seminars, receptions, private parties and other special events, as well as executive portraiture.

I have an extensive library of stock and travel work – both color slides and b&w prints. This broad collection covers diverse geographic regions throughout the United States, exotic locales in Mexico, the Caribbean and France, and an abundant and unusual detail study of New York.

I'm pleased that my professional resume includes study with photographer and painter Bruce Cahn. These days, I work with 35mm, 2–1/4" (medium) and 4" x 5" (large) film formats.

Judy
New York City 2007

 

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