Portfolio Reviews Exhibition Award
Congratulations to Herieta Haniskova and Alex Kisilevich! Vistek gave away two $1000 rental gift certificates to these winners for their phenomenal portfolios!
Henrieta Haniskova was born and raised in socialist Czechoslovakia. Settling in a new home across the ocean at the age of 19, she spent her first paycheck on a used Olympus SLR. What started out as a hobby Haniskova studied at the Toronto School of Art, Ryerson University and assisted a number of commercial photographers in Toronto. Currently working as a commercial photographer, she has traveled the world with her camera. Her photographic project documenting 50 Elvis Tribute Artists in Collingwood has received much acclaim. In 2008 her work was a Featured Exhibition at the CONTACT Photography Festival. The same body of work earned her 3rd place in the Lucie Awards, New York and will be published in the Canadian Geographic this summer.
For more information: www.henrietahaniskova.com
Alex Kisilevich is a photo-based artist living and working in Toronto. He completed two BFA’s from York University (Music, 2007) and OCAD (Photography, 2009) and is currently completing an MFA at York University. Kisilevich is engulfed by the tragic and ironic. He uses storytelling capabilities of constructed narrative to manifest these feelings in his work. His photographs often conjure spaces of in-between where the lines between several emotions are blurred and the viewer is caught between the desire to smile and to feel disturbed. His work was featured in Magenta Foundation’s Flash Forward 2009. He was the national winner of BMO’s 1st Art Invitational Student Competition 2009.
For more information: www.alexkisilevich.com
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 Photographer Louie Palu with Afghan Police at a military outpost on the front lines in Pashmul, Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Gala Event/Lecture featuring renowned & innovative photojournalist Louis Palu (presented by Nikon Canada Inc.)
About
Louie Palu's work has appeared in numerous books, catalogues, festivals and exhibitions internationally, which includes being selected for the photojournalism festival Visa Pour L'Image in Perpignan, France six times (2004-09), Internationale Fototage in Mannheim/Ludwigshafen in Germany, George Eastman House, Ping Yao Festival in China, Fotografia International Festival of Rome, Centrum for Fotografi in Stockholm, Sweden, The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and was selected for the 2009 New York Photo Festival and CONTACT Photography Festival. Louie is the recipient of numerous awards including a Critical Mass Book Award, Hasselblad Master Award, Best of Photojournalism Award from the NPPA, Silver Medal from the Society of Newspaper Design for photography and eight awards from the White House News Photographers Association. In 2009 he was awarded an Aftermath Grant for a project on veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Hearst 8x10 Photography Biennial Award and Canadian Photojournalist of the Year. In 2010 Louie was awarded the Alexia Foundation Photography Grant for World Peace and Cultural Understanding for a project on Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Louie's work is included in numerous private and public collections including The Library and Archives of Canada, Portland Art Museum, George Eastman House International Museum of Film and Photography and the Portrait Gallery of Canada. His work has been published in numerous publications worldwide including The New Yorker, The New York Times, TIME, Newsweek, The Atlantic Monthly, The Washington Post, Forbes, The Toronto Star, The Walrus, Geist, National Post, The Economist, NPR, The Globe and Mail and Sunday Times Magazine. Memberships and Professional Affiliations are White House News Photographers Association, US Senate Press Photographers Gallery, National Press Photographers Association, Canadian Association of Journalists, News Photographers Association of Canada. Louie is represented by the photo agency ZUMA Press. He has been covering the war in Afghanistan over the past four years and is well known for his work on the detention center in Guantanamo Bay.
Seminars
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 © Mario Miotti May 27 | Fashion Photography in the Studio with internationally-renowned fashion photographer Mario Miotti
Overview
Mario will guide you through the process of creating your own fashion images. He’ll guide you as you set your lighting, create poses that engage the viewer, and generate the energy that makes your photos leap from the page. Bring your DSRL and be ready to shoot!
What you will learn
- Overview of technical considerations, including lens choice, f-stop and shutter speed and working with a light meter.
- Simple lighting set-ups using studio flash with umbrellas and softboxes
- How to develop trust and rapport with your model
Who should Attend
Intermediate photographers with a good working knowledge of photographic concepts, looking to experience fashion shooting and grow their skills.
About
The work of top Montreal and Toronto fashion shooter Mario Miotti has appeared in such publications as Lou Lou, Clin D’Oeil, Pure, Sharp, Argyle, and Lush. His exuberant style features compositions and colour that demand attention. There’s no lack of fashion photography in our culture, but Mario’s unique, humorous style stands above the rest.
Mario holds a diploma in Fashion Arts from the John Casablancas Institute of Applied Arts as well as Vancouver’s Focal Point Visual Arts Center. He has shot in numerous locations in Europe and North America, and most recently photographed the portrait of Brendan Fraser, and won an Applied Arts Award in the Fashion & Beauty category for 2009.
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Vistek launches Mentor Program
It's all about the image-makers of tomorrow
Vistek is proud to announce a mentoring program with the Ontario College of Art and Design. Spearheaded by Vistek and championed by Michael Reichmann of Luminous Landscape fame, the program will expose OCAD photography students to one of the industry’s most influential and experienced photographers.
The association with OCAD and Michael Reichmann is the first of what will become numerous mentor collaborations. Vistek is in the process of selecting additional candidates for the title of mentor. We will also be contacting appropriate colleges and universities.
This venture for Vistek is a life’s fulfillment. It’s a dream of ours to share our acquired wisdom with the image-makers of tomorrow.
And, frankly, even the timing perfect, insofar as the program is being launched on May 18th during CONTACT 2010 - a celebration of the world's greatest photography.
Visit Michael Reichmann's site at 
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OCAD Photo Thesis Group Exhibition
This student-driven exhibition introduces an exciting group of talented emerging artists from the Ontario College of Art & Design. The exhibition showcases a variety of photographic perspectives from the thesis work of these graduating Photography students.
Included are works by: Heather Appleby, Nasrin Arghauani-Fard, Olivia Cataford, Sam Catalfamo, Caitlin Cox, Dianne Davis, Alex Illich, Jeffrey Kum, Meryl McMaster, Amanda Mendham, Elena Prospero, Darren Rigo, Niki Ross, Danielle Schön, Logan Shishido, Salina Stange, Kate Subak, Maya Ter Stege, Brandon Titaro, Jesse Todd, Stella Uhm, Victoria Vitasek
For more information click www.ocad.ca">here.
Curated by Danielle Schön and Brandon Titaro
May 11-29, 2010 (open reception Friday May 14, 2010 evening)
Drabinksy Gallery
114 Yorkville Avenue
t. 416-324-5766
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