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Raul lived for five years in Mexico working for the Eastman Kodak Company as Director of Marketing, time during which he traveled all over the country. "Mexico, above any other country, is the one that enriches my imagination, energizes my soul.... makes me want to create. I have traveled quite extensively, there is no other place like this… its people, its essence, its culture, its light are unique to this or any other dimension". During his many years working for Eastman Kodak, Raul developed marketing strategies and corporate advertising as well as taught seminars and workshops around the world. Raul is also an Instructor in the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops in Santa Fe New Mexico. He just finished his work on the book “Visions of San Miguel, The Heartland of Mexico” where he worked as Chief Photographer and Photo Editor. Today his images are represented and managed by the National Geographic Image Collection. He is the Coordinator of Operations for the Santa Fe Workshops in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. This is Raul’s second year teaching at the Workshops. Currently Raul lives in Florida and can be
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lives in New York and has been working in the theater for many years as
an actor and director. She loves San Miguel and looks forward to
spending more time here.
For 25 years, Dixon Adams has shot news, sports, advertising and stock photography. His photos have been featured in newspapers, magazines, tourist guides, web pages, calendars, directories and industrial publications. Recently, his focus has been providing pro bono photography for charitable organizations. Dixon and his wife, Bett, split their time between homes in San Miguel and Pensacola, FL. Reach Dixon at: Dixon@unisono.net.mx Born in New York, Sue Beere moved to San Miguel in 1971. Her photos frequently appear in the local newspaper, Atencion. For many years Sue assisted Peter Olwyler in his intensive photography workshops. Her specialty is photographing people and theatrical productions. Sue can be reached at: olwyler@unisono.net.mx Author, photographer and San Miguel resident, Bill Begalke combines his love of travel, writing and photography into a successful career that combines all three talents. An award-winning writer and TV documentarian, his work has appeared internationally in news papers, magazines and web pages. See Bill's columns and photos on www.mexconnect.com or e-mail him at: casaoz@unisono.net.mx Jo Brenzo, director of the Academia de Fotografia art school in San Miguel, is on the faculty of the Bellas Artes. She has taught photography since 1979 and has conducted numerous workshops in the US and Mexico. Jo's work has been exhibited throughout the world. She encourages and supports other artists and photographers through her Galeria de Fotografico located on Reloj #46 here in San Miguel. To see more of Jo's work, a schedule of events at her gallery and upcoming workshops, log on to www.acdphoto.com Ned Brown was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY but lived the majority of his life in California where he founded and operated a printing business. Ned started as an amateur photographer 20 years ago and studied with leading photographers in California and San Miguel. In 2001, Ned and his wife, Sally, purchased a home in San Miguel and now live here permanently. Ned can be reached at nedb_3@hotmail.com Louis Cantillo was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and studied photography in Texas before moving to Arizona in 1992. Louis is best known for his vibrant landscape photography and an extensive collection of door and window images taken around the world. His work has been published internationally and is shown in several galleries. To see more examples of his colorful photographs go to: www.louiscantillo.com For 30 years, internationally acclaimed NBC photojournalist, Fred Edison has captured images of dramatic, history-making events around the world. His work has been published in many books and magazines and he has received numerous honors and prestigious awards. Fred often said of his work, "I loved it so much I would have done it for free." Fred resides in San Miguel with his cameras, six standard poodles and wife, Janice. For more information, contact Fred at: fredricobrovo@aol.com Paul S. Fardig is a professional engineer with the U.S. Public Health Service and a part-time photography instructor with the Montgomery County, Maryland, Department of Recreation. Dave Fogg, a FOA (Friend of Archie), has been taking photographs since fifth grade. Dave's first visit to San Miguel was in 1998 when Archie arranged a high school reunion for 20 friends to experience the September Fiestas here. He is a graduate of Yale University, and lives in Wakefield, RI where he works as a business writer, keynote speaker and executive coach. You can reach Dave at: davis.fogg@verizon.net Photographer Ed Foley has been a part-time resident of San Miguel for over 15 years. His highly detailed and fiercely colored images of Mexico have appeared in books, magazines and galleries. When he's not in Mexico, Ed resides in East Greenwich, RI with his dog, Bradley. He can be contacted at: ohmygodwhatashot@aol.com Tucson-based writer/photographer Jill Genser, has been visiting San Miguel since 1995. Her gentle and spontaneous images are a wonderful reflection of her love for the region and its people. Jill is currently working on a project that celebrates the children of Mexico in both pictures and prose. She can be reached at either PO Box 65718, Tucson, AZ 85728 or at: jgphoto222@earthlink.net Originally from Spartanburg, SC, Jennifer Haas moved to San Miguel in 1966. She studied photography at the Instituto Allende under George Konduras. Her work has appeared in various exhibits throughout Mexico. Jennifer recently opened a small museum devoted to Latin American popular art near Atotonilco, about 20 minutes from San Miguel. The museum is open by appointment and Jennifer can be reached by phone. In San Miguel call: 152-0804. Chuck Jones, born in May 1950 in Clarksburg, WV, has been a photographer since he was 11. Starting with his first Brownie camera, Chuck has shot and printed black and white, color and cibachrome over his 42-year career. He is a digital pioneer, who has worked extensively with most of the modern digital technologies in his "Digital Lightroom." His current passion in life is "painting pictures with his Leica." His work can be seen at Galeria Tecolote in San Miguel, at "The Gallery" inside Meson del Tecolote in Pozos and at his Santa Fe, NM studio. Contact Chuck at: chuckpjones@earthlink.net Glenda Hawley Kapsalis is a fine art, documentary and commercial photographer, who shoots both black and white and color. Based in Evanston, IL, she also spends part of each year in Mexico and Greece. Glenda's exploration of people's loss of connection to the land brought on by urbanization and agribusiness takes her to remote villages and rural areas of Greece, Mexico and the heartland of the United States. To learn more about Glenda's art and to see more of her images, log on to www.glendakapsalis.com A retired high school principal from Homer, AK, Richard Krieger is an amateur photographer who combines his passion for travel with his love for photography. San Miguel is one of his favorite travel destinations. Currently, Richard is involved in environmental education in Alaska. Contact him at: kriegers@xyz.net Amanda Moulson, a photographer and public relations executive, lives in Atlanta, GA. Amanda has traveled extensively in Central America, Europe and Africa and takes her camera every place she goes. Amanda specializes in documentary photography, particularly city life and street scenes. This is the first time her work has been published in a book. For more information about Amanda's work, visit: www.amandamoulson.com Elsmarie Norby, of Scandinavian descent, now a San Miguel resident, has been taking photographs since childhood. She has a passion for the documentation of life unfolding through images of people, events and the beauty of nature. To that end, her project "Flesh & Stones" is a portfolio of high-quality notecards --- portraits of people taken right here on the streets of San Miguel. A portion of each sale is given to the person whose image it is that graces the card. Elsmarie can be reached at elsmarie@unisono.net.mx Peter Olwyler moved to San Miguel in 1955 and until his death in 1999 he captured, through black and white photography, the special humanity of Mexican life --- one he described as "the sense of self...a stoicism, and above all, a feeling of personal dignity." At various times Peter was director of public relations and instructor of photography and writing at the Instituto Allende. Along with his partner, Sue Beere, he worked on the English language newspaper, Atencion. Over the years he served as managing editor, writer and photographer. For more information about Peter and his work please email: olwyler@unisono.net.mx Alyce Gomez Pagano is a native of California, currently living in San Francisco. It was in 1988 that she and her husband, Jim, joined a camera club and her love of photography soared. Alyce began to win awards, had some of her images published in magazines and other media and has shown in various gallery exhibits. Alyce can be reached at: alyce.pagano@wspan.com Internationally known photographer Galen Rowell has received numerous accolades, including the Ansel Adams Award for his contribution to the art of wilderness photography. Galen's love of mountain climbing in combination with his artistic eye and 35mm camera sets the environment for the creation of what he calls "dynamic landscape --- the unexpected convergence of light and form and seemingly unrepeatable moments captured by combining imagination and action with a clear understanding of outdoor optical phenomena." Galen's images have been reproduced in 17 large-format books with his photos and writing, as well as in National Geographic Magazine and many other prestigious publications. Together, Galen and Barbara Cushman Rowell, writer and aviator, operate Mountain Light Studios in Bishop, CA. For more information about their workshops, books and images log on to the Mountain Light website at: www.mountainlight.com
***************** Carl Scofield has been a successful free-lance photographer in Brekenridge, CO for the past 18 years. He refers to the bulk of his work as "resort, promotional and lifestyle photography." His images have been published nationally and internationally in both books and magazines as well as advertising pieces. Carl discovered San Miguel several years ago and has returned many times to capture through photography the "culture, colors, timelessness, endurance and stoic patience of the kind, gentle people" living here. Reach Carl at: csphoto@colorado.net J. Byron Smith is a professional location sound mixer based in Chicago. For the past 20 years his work has taken him to six of the seven continents of the world. Though born in Texas, he just recently visited central Mexico and San Miguel and captured not only the sounds of our town, but also some images, too. For more information and to contact him directly email: artstable@ameritech.net Douglas Steakley is a professional photographer based in Carmel Valley, CA. His images have been widely used in books, calendars, magazines, travel catalogs and postcards. Two books of his photography have recently been published: Pacific Light in 2000 and Big Sur and Beyond in 2001. Currently he is working on a new book to be titled Mexico, Images of A Culture. For more information about his photography please go to www.conceptscarmel.com Arturo Suarez (1910-2001) captured in photos, the life and culture of San Miguel in the 1030s. He operated a photography studio for many years and taught photography at the Instituto Allende. For more information contact Eric Suarez at: www.smaartes.com Lance Terry grew up in Vermont and the Basque Country of Spain. He has been studying and traveling the world most of his life. Lance holds a BA in photojournalism from Arizona State University. He currently resides in San Miguel. Contact him at: Fotomexico_sma@hotmail.com William D. Thompson (Memo) earned two doctorate degrees and paid his way through university in the US by working in a photographic darkroom. His love for the Mexican people, combined with his photographic and computer skills, has created an extensive digital collection of images of life here in San Miguel and the surrounding areas. In March, 2002, two of his images appeared as Kodak Picture(s) of the Day on the Kodak giant-gallery screen in Times Square. To see more of Memo's work log on to mexico.smaartes.com and www.labag.com Raul Touzon, a Cuban-born documentary photographer and teacher, specializes in color images. He lived in Mexico for five years and has traveled extensively documenting culture in Latin America and the Caribbean while working for the Eastman Kodak Company. Raul is an instructor for the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops and is in charge of its Mexico operations in San Miguel. He freelances for National Geographic Magazine and has built an extensive collection of dramatic photographs which have been used in many international, corporate and editorial publications. Currently Raul lives in Florida and can be reached at: raul@touzonphoto.com. More information about Raul at his website: www.touzonphoto.com. Don Wolf is a well-respected New Mexico photographer. Over the past twenty years, he has exhibited extensively in the US and abroad, most frequently in Santa Fe and San Miguel. His images have appeared seven times in Photographers Forum Best of Photography Annual. Don is primarily a street photographer whose photos reflect a keen eye for the juxtaposition of incongruous elements. He prints his own images and always uses a full frame format so he can share with the viewer exactly what he discovered in his viewfinder. You can contact Don at: wolfstudios2002@yahoo.com Textile artist, Sondra Zell began visiting San Miguel in the early 1990s to escape the cold, wet winters of New York City. When she retired here a few years later, Sondra continued her creative work producing monoprints, collages and mixed media pieces often incorporating her photography. Sondra finds inspiration in the quality of light, profusion of colors and the physical beauty of her new environment and community. Sondra can be reached at: Sondra@unisono.net.mx
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RAUL TOUZON is a documentary, editorial and underwater
photographer who specializes in making images that convey what he refers
to as the "eternity of a moment". He has studied under such
names like David Alan Harvey; Sam Abell, Michael” Nick” Nichols and
Maggie Steber among others. Raul has traveled extensively in Latin
America documenting its cultures and building an extensive collection of
dramatic photographs which have been used in many corporate and
editorial publications such as National Geographic Traveler for whom he
shoots regularly.
