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Mike Dooley
Mike Dooley is a full time Software Quality Assurance Engineer by day, and an avid photographer in the rest of his free time. He is currently located in Warwick, Rhode Island, and spend much of his free time exploring every nook and cranny of the state. His home state is small in terms of actual size, but large and rich in our diversity. While the state is noted for its beautiful beaches right on the Atlantic Ocean, there are also endless miles of coastline ringing Narragansett Bay. Once away from the coastline one can find many acres of woodlands, farms and parks. It is many of these sites that he shares with everyone through his photography!
Mike believes photography is an art that lets loose the creative part of who he is. He enjoys all forms of photography, and his goal is to show things that perhaps one sees on a regular basis, but in a different way, a way that perhaps will make one stop and wonder. From a grand landscape to a simple pair of basketball sneakers left in the middle of the floor. He is an active member of PSRI, a local photography club that is a tremendous source of knowledge, friendship and inspiration.
Matthew Orlinski
Matthew Orlinski is a PhD student from Manchester, England studying Computer Science. He started thinking seriously about photography when his grandad gave him an old Pentax Super-A for Christmas about 3 years ago, along with a box full of old photographs – but he has had no formal training. The washed out old pictures of the farm workers where his grandad worked struck a chord and he thought to himself “he could do that”. Once he moved to Manchester he thought he’d try to capture what it’s like to live here by taking his camera out into the city. Its a great place to take pictures and improve his skills with so much happening and so many diverse people.
Benjamin Mitchley
Benjamin Mitchley was born in South Africa, in 1967. He studied fine arts at the Vaal Triangle Technicon in Van der Bijl Park and Pretoria Technicon. In his latest artworks he depict scenes of everyday life as seen in the paintings of the Impressionists. Photography plays a major part in the creation of his artwork. He sees a canvas when he looks through the viewfinder of his camera. Techniques in painting go hand in hand with photography. His camera helps him captures the moment when painting on canvas. A photograph taken in Switzerland was the inspiration to the finding of his new style of painting. His older artworks vary in style and technique, from realistic to abstract. He does commission work in painting on canvas, murals, sculpture, scenic painting, faux techniques, illustration and photography. He furthered his scenic and sculpture experience while working in Dubai, as well as South Africa. Ancient and classic artworks, architecture and surrounding land and city scapes, as well as the atmosphere and light of Germany, Italy, Portugal and Brazil, gave him a deeper sense of appreciation, and have influenced him greatly.