ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER:
Kolman Rosenberg is a freelance photographer based in Mentor, Ohio. He shoots photographs in the Cleveland and Northeast Ohio area primarily, but is available for travel to other locations. Kolman is also the Director and an Instructor in the Cleveland Photographic Society, Fundamentals of Good Photography School.
Contact Information: 440-479-3074 - E-mail
Artist's Statement
My station in life is to capture the action of life, the life of the world, its humor, its tragedies, in other words, life as it is. A true picture unposed and real. W. Eugene Smith-1918-1978
My interest in photography began as a college newspaper and yearbook photographer during the stormy 1960s and 1970s. I was influenced by many of the great photojournalists and documentary photographers such as W. Eugene Smith, Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Gordon Parks, Margaret Bourke-White and other black and white photographers of Life Magazine and the earlier Farm Security Administration. Though many of these photographers documented the horrors of war and the plight of poverty, they also showed me the dignity and adaptability of human beings in their desire to prevail.The camera serves as a portal for me to view common sites in an uncommon way. It enables me to see, and point out to others, the beauty, irony, interest, humor and sometimes the ugliness of the world we live in. I hope my images bring a realization to others that common things in life are often worth more than a glance, they are often worth a second glance.
My images will provide you with that second glance of the mundane, humorous, common-place, and sometimes ugly or painful aspects of our world with the intent of helping you also take the time to notice the dignity, beauty and adaptability that is evident in each.
RESUME:
Education
B.Ed., University of Miami
M.Ed., Cleveland State University
Commercial Photography, Lakeland Community College
Rocky Mountain School of Photography Workshop
Monte Zucker – Eddie Tapp Portraiture Workshop
Recent Shows and ExhibitsCleveland JCC Juried Photography Exhibit – 2004, 2005, 2007
The Corner of Art and Function, Chardon, Ohio, Private Showing - 2005
Westlake-Westshore Arts Council Fine Arts Juried Art Show - 2005
Valley Art Center, Chagrin Falls, OH, Juried Art Exhibit – 2006, 2007
Mentor Community Arts Commission Juried Show – 2006, 2007
Focus 2007 Photography Competition – 2007
Mardi’s Studio Gallery, Private show with Gallery Owner – 2007Memberships
SportsShooter website (professional photojournalists) www.sportsshooter.com
Lightstalkers website (professional photojournalists) www.lighstalkers.org
National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) www.nppa.org
Cleveland Photographic Society www.clevelandphoto.org