Once again I am pleased to present this years ’24 Mobile Photographers Til Christmas’. It is a series that has been run throughout December for the last couple of years and has always been successfully received. In part, it is to celebrate the forthcoming festive season but also to celebrate another year in the timeline of Mobiography.
In the series I ask 24 hand picked mobile photographers to offer an insight into their work, to reflect on their year gone by or plans for the coming year ahead. Each featured photographer is someone who has inspired or supported me in one way or another during the course of the past year. One photographer will be showcased each day until Christmas Eve in a sort of online advent calendar so to speak.
Today’s featured photographer is Dan Berman
The photo I am most proud of is…
This photo was taken last summer standing upon the Old North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts. The actual military beginnings of the American Revolution were pretty much right on that spot. The area itself is incredibly beautiful. The drive through with the family was awesome. The old trees, rich with history, witness more than you or I ever will. Yet, the water flows, time passes…now, people canoe and take photos on their phones. If you’re at all interested in American history or literature, you’ll find Henry David Thoreau’s Walden Pond just up the road. The homes 19th Century writers Emily Dickinson and Ralph Waldo Emerson are around the corner. Paul Revere and his horse galloped these roads. It’s a marvelous place to visit. The picture from the bridge was a pure moment on a perfect day. Doesn’t get better than that for me.
I’d also like to take this opportunity to mention that we’ve just opened an art gallery dedicated to photography here in Milton, Ontario near Toronto. It’s called Sixteen Mile Arts and will showcase plenty of mobile photography and digital art. We will have rotating exhibits throughout the year. Our first show includes winners from the 4th Annual Mobile Photography Awards. We have solo exhibits planned as well as open calls and group shows. The winner of this year’s MPA will have solo show. Also, we already have planned a steady stream of openings, workshops, events and opportunities for artists and collectors to connect. Stay tuned. The excitement is real.
Loved reading this Dan.
Fantastic image – beautiful place!
All the best with Sixteen Mile Arts. Sounds very exciting. I hope one day to visit from the UK 🙂
Thanks Elaine and Paul – and Andy, thank you.
My pleasure
Nice one Dan. I was in that part of the US on my honeymoon. Beautiful part of the world.
Great image, Dan. I look forward to visiting that part of the country one day. Congrats on Sixteen Mile Arts.
Beautiful summer holiday feel to this.