A Moment in Time Between Night and Day

• Prize
• Photographer
  Bob Avakian, United States

I photograph the landscape at night and at dawn. The camera
captures the frames as stills, freezing time, regardless of the
length of the exposure, and creating an image different from what
the eye perceives. I like to believe that these resulting images are
from a moment suspended between night and day.
The camera allows me to see my surroundings with new eyes. Out
at night, alone, the day's cares recede and the sense of time fades.
Allowing a heightened awareness to take over, I direct my
attention to conveying the quiet and solitude of the night. It is this
shift in attention, I believe, that allows me to experience the
moment with a different vision.
My exposure and printing decisions enable me to take the
surroundings I know so well and present them as they have not
been seen before. What fascinates me about this process is that
magical element of surprise. I venture out in search of scenes that
contain an unknown light source of have some other mysterious
quality. Of course there are times when I don't find anything. Since
the night sets the stage, I never know where I will wind up. It
reminds me so much of life.

• Awards
  SOLO AND TWO PERSON SHOWS 2014 The Granary Gallery, Martha's Vineyard, MA 2014 Cape Cod Art Assoc. Selected Solo Exhibit 2013 Davis Orton Gallery, Hudson, NY Night Photography: Stephen DiRado & Bob Avakian 2013 Photographic Resource Center, Boston, Northeast Exposure Online, March Featured Artist 2013 South Shore Art Center, Gallery Prize Award-Solo Show, June-July, William Baczek-juror AWARDS 2015 Soho Photo "International Portfolio Competition" semi-finalist 2014 Neutral Density Photography Awards First Place: Night Photography 2014 Sante Fe Workshops “Water” Honorable Mention 2014 Cape Cod Art Assoc. "All Cape Cod" First Place Photography 2014 Still Point Art Gallery, "Landscapes by Day- Landscapes by Night" Best in Show-Portfolio. 2013 Photolucida Critical Mass Top 50 2013 Photo Nights Boston, Photorama 2013 First Place Overall 2013 Cape Cod Art Association’s “All New England” Best of Show 2013 International Photography Awards 2nd Place, Night Photography 2013 Cape Cod Art Association “All Cape Cod” 2nd place photography 2012 Photolucida Critical Mass 2012 Finalist 2012 International Photography Awards Honorable Mention, Night Photography & Honorable Mention, Landscapes 2012 Cape Cod Art Association’s “All New England” 2nd Place Award, Photography 2012 All Island Art Show, Martha’s Vineyard, Ma. Best of Show 2012 Cape Cod Art Association’s “The Big Picture” 2nd Place Award JURIED GROUP SHOWS 2014 Vermont Photoplace Gallery “The Built Environment” Brian Van Dan Brink 2014 Diffusion: The Matter of Light” Blue Mitchell 2014 Griffin Museum of Photography "20th Juried Exhibition" Aline Smithson 2014 Danforth Museum, "Community of Artists" 2014 New York Center for Photographic Art "Same but Different" 2014 Project Basho "Onward Compe 14" 2013 Danforth Museum, N.E. Photography Biennial 2013” Francine Weiss JURIED GROUP SHOWS (cont.) 2013 Griffin Museum of Photography “19th Juried Exhibition” Kathy Ryan 2013 Kiernan Gallery “Portfolio Showcase 2013” Lexington, VA. Vicki Goldberg 2013 Soho Photo Gallery, NY, "National Competition", Ms. Laura Paterson, juror 2013 SchoolHouse Gallery, Provincetown, MA. "Annual Juried Show" Arlette Kayafas, juror 2013 South Shore Art Center, Photography Now, Karin Rosenthal, juror 2013 Vermont PhotoPlace Gallery, The Magic of Light, Aline Smithson, juror 2013 Cape Cod Art Association, "All Cape Cod" 2012 Cape Cod Art Association, "All New England" 2012 Griffin Museum Of Photography, "18th Juried Show" Paul Kopeikin, juror 2012 Cape Cod Art Association "The Big Picture" Paula Tognarelli, juror 2012 Greg Moon Art, Taos, NM, "After Dark" Greg Moon, juror 2012 Gallery Seven, Maynard, MA "Into the Night" Lance Kemig, juror GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2014 28 & Bank Studio “Night Photography” 2014 Photolucida Critical Mass 13 "How one thing Leads to Another" 
 Gordon Potts Gallery Houston Center for Photography 2013 South Shore Art Center, Invited Member Show 2013 Griffin Museum of Photography, Atelier 17 show 2012 Griffin Museum of Photography, Atelier 15 & 16 shows COLLECTIONS The Boston Athenaeum The Martha's Vineyard Hospital Permanent Art Collection. PUBLICATIONS 2014 Gallery Kayafas “Out of the Frame” 2014 Peta Pixel "New England at Night" An Interview with Bob Avakian 2013 Vineyard Style Magazine, Spring Issue, Photography feature 2013 Lenscratch online Blog, Featured Photographer, January 15th 2013 New Landscape Photography, Wilson Cummer, featured on June 24 AFFILIATIONS Juried Member: Cape Cod Art Association Juried Member: South Shore Art Center