"The Bigger Picture"
Atlanta Celebrates Photography Exhibition
Cat Eye Creative curated an outdoor exhibition featuring the work of a dozen photographers displayed in a large scale format along with four mini Solo Exhibitions.
Saturday, October 8th 5:00-9:00PM
620 S. Central Ave Atlanta, GA 30354
Alex Culbreth
Alex Culbreth is a young, Atlanta based film and digital photographer. He started shooting digitally at a very young age and eventually transitioned to shooting color film at 17 which molded his shooting style. His passion for film created an emphasis on color that can be shown heavily in his portraits and street photography that beautifully capture the tones of our world. Alex's focus on color is displayed heavily in his most recent series "Colors of Europe" which highlights the pastel vibrance of Europe's streets and architecture.
@alex.13.pictures
Alex Glick
Alex is a professional diver and photographer with a passion for telling stories of the oceans and their inhabitants. While growing up in Atlanta has its limitations for diving, he was able to turn his fascination with nature into a career that takes him to vibrant underwater worlds. His time working at Georgia Aquarium has allowed him to advance as a diver and continue to improve his underwater photography.
@Alexglick_photo
Alexa Brown
Alexandra Brown is a local Atlanta visual artist whose talents stretch across multiple mediums. In photography, she specializes in capturing the ironic beauty of everyday life. Recently, she has been experimenting with collaging her photos to create surreal scenes along with evocative analog collages utilizing cuttings from old books and magazines.
@wastereceptacle
Amanda Adams
Northeast Georgia native and Atlanta original, Amanda Adams is an emerging painter and
photographer, working primarily in acrylics and with Polaroid film. She employs bold lines and
bright colors in a spontaneous, emotive style. Available for commissions, collaboration, or a
good fish fry.
@a_adams_atl
blctxt
Deloreans aren’t easy to come by so I chose my camera as my vehicle to freeze time while making perfect memories. I am blctxt (pronounced “black text”), I was born in Katy Texas and raised in Forest Park Georgia. Hip-Hop culture and Rap music in particular are major influences on my art because of storytelling. Before humans could record time we had stories to tell so I want to assist the working class peoples of Atlanta by telling their stories. Armed with my tools, I want to make sure that my legacy is felt long after I am gone.
@blctxt
Catherine Wilson
Catherine Wilson is an artist from Atlanta, GA where she currently resides. She earned a bachelor of arts with a concentration in photography and painting at the University of Southern California with a minor in cinema studies. After working in the film industry for a decade in the props department, Catherine turned her focus back to art with a two year road trip creating/living in National Parks. Her photography focuses on people's interaction in their surrounding space, mainly self portraits and focus on her family.
Christian Zajicek
Christian Zajicek is a film photographer based in Atlanta. They specialize in bright, colorful imagery and enjoy capturing beauty both through curated moments as well as their everyday surroundings.
@vsionsofalife
Jason Terry
An Atlanta native living in Athens, Jason Terry focuses on nature photography. His main subjects include birds, rivers, and astronomical objects. For years, he has traveled across the world for new opportunities to experience, photograph, and share pristine and unique nature. His works have been published in several whitewater kayaking magazines, featured in NASA press releases, and won awards in scientific and nature photography contests.
@jterry
Jose Gutierrez
Jose currently resides in Atlanta, GA. A fan of geometry and minimalist art, his photography journey began with taking photos of Atlanta’s cityscapes and structures in 2014. Over time, he slowly began incorporating his friends and family in the photos with the symmetric backgrounds of the area. One of those friends happened to be a professional ballerina and that’s when a new world was introduced to Jose. Since that moment in 2016, he was no longer afraid to be playful with body composition and the abractness of the mind . All things and people had the ability to be art and his guiding idea of “We Are an Art Form” came into existence.
@errez
QUAN ATL
Jaquan Lee Cummings, also known as “QUAN ATL”, has been impacting & influencing art through his creativity behind the scenes & camera. The artist was born in Boston, MA and raised in Atlanta, GA.
While in Atlanta, Quan found his passion for photography & editing. While exploring his talents in the city & New York, Quan has produced work for Google, Nike, Reebok, Adult Swim, NBA, UNICEF and more. Quan’s work has been recognized & published in The New Yorker, Atlanta Magazine, Creative Loafing Newspaper, Vice Magazine. Quan’s was also Voted Atlanta’s Best Photographer for 2 years in a row. 2016+2017 one of Atlanta’s most known urban artist. While continuing his endeavors in photography & editing. The sky sets no limit for the young creative.
@Quanatl
Cory Jones
Born in Georgia and raised in New England, Cory Jones is a film photographer among many things. He runs the operations of People Film Lab and is a dark room print maker along with shooting a wide scape of subjects with his photography. From capturing the community of Atlanta and surrounding cities, to western landscapes, to abstract print making, Cory Jones tries to capture everything in his surrounding he finds interest in. Shooting almost strictly film, he tries to bring the nostalgic beauty of film colors to his current and “in the moment” feeling portraiture and landscape work.
@cory.slr
James Crawford
James Crawford is an Atlanta artist that focuses on video editing and film photography. He has edited TV shows for Netflix and Shudder and enjoys editing music videos, as well. When James isn't editing, film photography fills his time. In 2018 he converted his spare bathroom into a full time darkroom. Since then he has refined his techniques on several American Southwest road trips where he's found his muse.
@JamesCrawfordStudio
Lauren Chambers
My process begins with a partnership with zoos that have animals ranked on the IUCN Red List with a status of near threatened to critically endangered in the wild. Until quite recently, I had an uninformed disdain for zoos. I felt they capitalized on the animals plucked from the wild and stuck into cages. Well, that couldn’t be farther from the truth; and it is that truth that put me on this journey.
Zoos are completely focused on the conservation and restoration of species. The goal of contemporary zoos is to balance the value of conservation with the welfare needs of the animals. The majority of animals you see at the zoo today were actually born there and therefore don’t have any other world to compare to. The other majority are the injured animals rescued from the wild that cannot be returned there due to the injury.
Most of my time is spent learning from the zookeepers about each of the animals they work with. Animals must be healthy and feel safe and happy in order to create more life. Zookeepers are the key to that. The roll of a keeper is so very important and it isn’t glamorous, it doesn’t pay much and is really hard work. I have seen the way these animals respond to their keepers; they LOVE them and the feeling is absolutely mutual.
Once I get to meet one of the animals you see featured in my photographs, it begins with a conversation I have with that animal before ever picking up my camera. I tell them who I am and that the reason I am there is to tell the world their story. Having always had a special connection with animals, I know pretty quickly if they want to participate or not and if they don’t, I never push it. But if they do... well, you see the result. I never use a flash because I will never stress an animal for the sake of the shot which is why I shoot black and white, it’s much more forgiving in low-light situations. The eye contact is everything to me for this project because I believe the animal in some way understands my message and is absolutely present with me in that moment. My goal is to capture what I see in their eyes, then interpret that into clear and compelling images that speak straight to the viewer.
This series entitled “Obsolescence” is a black and white photographic narrative that brings awareness to earth’s incredible creatures, many of whom may likely become extinct within my lifetime. “Obsolescence” focuses on an intimate moment between the animal and the viewer, enabling them to identify with and recognize the plight of each animal.
@laurenchambers_wildlife
Mallory Brooks
Mallory Brooks is a travel and fine art photographer based in Atlanta, Georgia. Her art is heavily influenced by her travels and an exploration of color. She employs experimental film techniques, such as film soup and double exposures, to create unique perspectives of familiar scenes that evoke a desire for wanderlust. While she uses both digital and film, film is her primary medium—it gives Mallory the freedom to play and experiment, elevating a photograph into a work of art.
@mallory_wanders