ARTIST STATEMENT:

I am a fine art photographer specializing in light painting technique, with a primary focus on cars and portraits. I am based out of the Greater Boston Area. Though my focus is fine art photography, I love to draw and paint human faces whenever I find time.

As a photographer, I strongly believe that the crucial ingredient of a superior piece of art is a tasteful use of light. I take utmost care to meticulously use light in the best possible way to bring out the beauty of any subject, be it a person or a still life. My focus is to create a fine piece of art that is worth hanging in the living room, staring at it for hours and never get tired. If I portray my subject in the most elegant and a never-seen-before way, then I consider that as a success.

One unique method that gives me a greater control and artistic results is “light painting photography”. In this technique, the subject can be illuminated by moving the light source around each part of the subject that needs emphasis.  By repeating this process on various parts of the subject, I get all the puzzle pieces that would be composited using a post-processing software.  Once the puzzle is solved, the final piece of art shapes up. While the process could be quite laborious and time-consuming, the results are rewarding and artistically superior.

My light painting photography of cars and portraits has received recognition from around the globe in various international contests, salons and exhibitions conducted by esteemed organizations. My work has been published in magazines of larger audiences circulated across several countries.

Awards and Honors

Organization

Award, Location, Date

Art Expo New York 2018- Foto- Solo Award, New York City, in April 19-22, 2018

Tokyo Foto Awards- First Place- Tokyo, Japan 2018 -

Tokyo Foto Awards Gold, Tokyo, Japan, 2018

Moscow International Foto Awards (MIFA) -Gold Moscow, Russia, 2018

Sydney International Exhibition of Photography-Gold Sydney, Australia, 2017

Bristol Photographic Society- Gold Bristol, UK, 2018

Sydney International Exhibition of Photography-Silver Sydney, Australia, 2017

Paris Photography Prize PX3.FR- Bronze France, 2014

Paris Photography Prize PX3.FR-Bronze France, 2014

International Photography Awards (IPA Awards) Honorable Mention USA, 2017

Paris Photography Prize PX3.FR-Honorable Mention, France, 2017

Neutral Density Awards (ND Awards)-Honorable Mention, USA, 2017

Mono Awards Honorable Mention USA, 2017

Mono Awards Honorable Mention USA, 2017

Bristol Photographic Society Honorable Mention Bristol, UK, 2018

 Public Exhibition of Mr. Alamanda’s Photography :

Organization, Exhibited Counts, Location, Date

Art Expo New York 2018 under “Foto Solo” section 7, New York City, USA, April 19-22, 2018

Pennsylvania Center for Photography 2 Doylestown, PA, USA, Mar 16, 2018

Tokyo International Foto Awards TIFA (ICA Space Gallery)1 Tokyo, Japan, May 12-16, 2018

Sydney International Exhibition of Photography 4, Sydney, Australia, 2017

Bristol Photographic Society 5 Bristol, UK, 2018

Photographic Society of Madras International Salon 4 Chennai, India, 2014

Vancouver International Photography Festival 2 Vancouver,

Canada, 2017

11th Penang International Photo Salon 3 Penang, Malaysia, 2017

Northern Counties Photographic Federation UK 1 Tynemouth, Tyne & Wear, UK

North American International Exhibition 4 Sacramento, CA, 2017

Photographic circuit in western Liguria 3, Italy, 2017

124th Toronto International Salon of Photography 5 Vancouver, Canada, 2017

Publications (Written by Rajasekar Alamanda);

Journal article in May 2018 PSA titled “Light Painting: High Quality Car Photos on a Budget”

Article on automobile photography in Lens Magazine – Jan 01, 2018 Issue

Article in the book “Painting with Light” 2nd Edition – By Eric Curry

Article on photography in Fuji Love Magazine – April 14, 2016

Media Reports on Rajasekar Alamanda’s Photography;

Video interview on “light painting on cars” for WallStreetTV on light painting cars

Video interview for winning award in the Foto Solo category at the Art Expo New York 2018

Article in a newspaper, “Dinamalar” Dec 23, 2013(Online daily from India with over 100,000 viewers)

Article in a newspaper, “Dinamalar” Jun 26, 2015 (Online daily from India with over 100,000 viewers)

Article in a newspaper, “Dinamalar” Jan 24, 2018 (Online daily from India with over 100,000 viewers)

Photogrist online magazine - March 6, 2016