"Globetrotting” – an exciting new exhibit at the Alex Ferrone Photography Gallery on the North Fork takes us around the world with a selection of photographs from the journeys of three East Coast photographers: Susan Dooley, Ray Germann, and Dave Burns.
Meet the artists at the Opening Reception on Saturday, October 10, 2015 from 6-8 pm and enjoy local wine from Pellegrini Vineyards and hors d’oeuvres. A Free Gallery Talk with the photographers of "Globetrotting" takes place on October 18, 2015 from 1-3 pm. Come hear the photographers describe some of their adventures and discuss their works. Light lunch included, reservations required.
“Globetrotting” runs through November 15, 2015 and is sponsored by Abatelli Realty of Cutchogue.
Alex Ferrone Photography Gallery is at 25425 Main Road, Cutchogue, N.Y. Gallery Hours are 11am - 6pm Thursday through Saturday; 11-5 Sunday; and also by appointment. Call 631-734-8545 for information or visit AlexFerroneGallery.com
SUSAN DOOLEY
As a Long Island-based photojournalist, documentary photographer, curator, and educator, Susan Dooley’s artistic education includes a BS in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of Illinois and an MFA in Photography from Long Island University, C.W. Post. As a freelance photographer and a staff photographer for newspapers for the past 30 years, Ms. Dooley also taught photography in Arizona, California and New York, having recently retired as a Full Professor and Chair of the Art Department at Nassau Community College on Long Island.
As an artist, Ms. Dooley’s photographs and photographic essays covering subjects that include AIDS, breast cancer, African-American Women, and Asia, parallel her daily life and her travels. Her work has been exhibited widely in galleries, museums, libraries and universities in the U.S., Canada, Russia, and Asia. Susan Dooley is a founding member of fotofoto gallery in Huntington, NY and has served in curatorial roles in both the United States and China.
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"Tuscan Trees" by Susan Dooley.
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"Great Wall" by Susan Dooley.
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RAY GERMANN
Award-winning photographer Ray Germann photographs mainly in black & white, and his twenty-five years experience working in the traditional black & white wet darkroom helps him produce digital prints today with a similar look and quality to the photographic papers of old. Long Island based, Germann’s 35+ years of photographing New York City street scenes, people, architecture, and neighborhoods is officially catalogued in the New York Historical Society’s permanent collection with over 300 of his black & white photographs.
Ray Germann's work has been exhibited extensively in galleries and is part of several other permanent museum collections including The Heckscher Museum of Art and The Museum of the City of New York. Additional photographic projects of Ray’s include documenting landscapes and small towns of New York’s Finger Lakes and Adirondack regions, Long Island, New England, and the American West. Awards received include achievements from New York Daily News, New York State, and Adirondack Life Magazine.
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"Landscape, Albiquiu New Mexico" by Ray Germann.
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"Taos Pueblo Color" by Ray Germann.
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DAVE BURNS
Based in Boston with family ties to the East End of Long Island, award-winning photographer, Dave Burns specializes in wildlife, travel, and landscape photography having photographically chronicled his journeyed experiences from more than 25 countries over the past 20 years. Classically trained in the black and white darkroom, Burns presently works digitally from capture to print and also experiments with different technologies and approaches including infrared photography.
Dave Burns furthers his love for global adventure and shares his familiarities through his photo safari tours company, providing clients with unique travel and photographic experiences in exotic locations such as the African Savanna. A member of the North American Nature Photography Association, Burns has exhibited in many galleries and his works are part of numerous private collections.
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"Dune and Tree at Sunset" by Dave Burns.
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"Mountains and Sea in Morning Light" by Dave Burns.
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BASIC FACTS: "Globetrotting" is on view through November 15, 2015 at Alex Ferrone Photography Gallery. An Opening Reception will be held on October 10, 2015 from 6 to 8 p.m. An Artist Talk with light lunch will be held October 18 Alex Ferrone Photography Gallery is located at 25425 Main Road, Cutchogue, NY 11935. www.alexferronegallery.com.
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