Alison
Meyer: Photographer Extraordinaire and Artist of the Month.
by maximillien de
lafayette
Photographers
mesmerize me, when their camera frees and freezes the moment, when
their visions capture our inner world in its most intimate fragility,
tenderness, beauty, strength and drama...photographers like Max
Waldman, Bill Brandt, Renate Aller and Alison Meyer...
Those
superb artists create and capture a multi layered world of visions,
feelings, dreams, hopes and serve as the custodians of human
chronicle. Especially, when they send free, wild, unspoiled and
unrehearsed nature, trees, plains, old warm houses, cascades, horizons
and beyond as Alison Meyer does. By pure coincidence, I met this
magnificent, sweet, warm, stunning and super talented young woman who
left a deep impression on me and upon my absurd intellectualism. She
told me that she was a photographer. Big deal! So many photographers
are photographers. And our offices are full of them. So why to get
excited by a new one? Well, after I have listened to Alison Meyer and
been taken by the way she explained to me how her camera lives,
breathes and takes pictures, I got curious, enchanted and excited. So
I decided to search for her world and learn more about this charming
and mysterious woman. Many photographers shot the sky and the deep,
the horizon and old houses, farms and trees. But, Alison Meyer does it
differently. She talks to nature. She waits for the right and delicate
moment to capture the meaning, definition, secret beauty and very
existence of what she chooses to shoot. This is why, her photos look
like a Monet impressionistic expression, like Manet gentle screams,
like Severini vibrant compositions in an almost sacred dimension.
Meyer mastered the camera. Alison Meyer specializes in fine outdoor
photography. This is what part of her autobiography stated. But
Meyer's outdoor photos resonate in an inner world of feelings. This
woman knows how to take photos. And she does it with modest grace,
limpidity and poetically sensual flair. I just admire and love her
work.
Alison Meyer: Prophet of the Camera
Her
biography tells us that for over 13 years Alison Meyer has been a
professional photographer in North Idaho, selling her photographs to
thousands of customers world-wide. Alison’s award-winning photography
is sold in galleries, shops, art shows, and on the web. Her prints are
displayed in private and public collections around the world,
including in Congressional offices, US Embassies, and in homes and
work places on six continents. "I remember when I was a little girl,
holding my fingers in a rectangle in front of my face, pretending to
frame a photograph of the scene in front of me. Being a photographer
or an artist seemed very exciting and special, so much so that while
growing up I barely considered it possible for me to pursue these
magical things, especially as a career. ", said Meyer.
The Enchanting World of
Alison Meyer
"Priest
Lake Twilight, North Idaho", by the magnificent artist photographer
Alison Meyer.
Alison
wrote: "Today, as I write this statement describing myself as a
photographer, I still see photography as a gift in my life. I’m not
completely comfortable saying that I am a photographer, as easily as
I can say that I know I'm fortunate that I (and some others) get
satisfaction from some of the photographs that I make. Growing up
near New York City exposed me to a variety of creative energies and
opportunities for viewing and learning about art. Although the
emphasis at that time was often on more avant-garde art that hadn’t
been done before, I felt most attracted to images that provided
comfort and visual retreat from a hectic world.
"City
Beach Sunset, Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho", by Alison Meyer.
I
found myself drawn to Impressionists, Pictorialists, and to
contemporary painters who blend swaths of colors into abstract
landscapes, connecting emotions with their artistic interpretation
of place. In my early 20’s, a cross country trip with a friend,
cameras, and life's essentials crammed into a Datsun hatchback for
three months on the road introduced me to travel, outdoor
photography, and wide open landscapes. Returning home to a
supportive audience of friends and family who encouraged me to show
and print my travel pictures made photography as a profession seem
remotely possible. After doing numerous jobs in Boston relating to
the technical aspects of photography (commercial lab work, studio
assisting) and graduating from college, it was time for the Move
West.
"Morning
at the Rookerie, Tamiami Trail, Florida" by Alison Meyer.
A
friend in Idaho led me to the Inland Northwest and for over 13 years
the mountains, lakes, and Palouse fields of this region have been my
home and the subjects of my outdoor photography. The experience of
Idaho country living has given me a deep admiration of the natural
world. Hiking, fishing, falconry, hunting, and gardening have
exposed me to many scenes and creatures that have inspired my
lifestyle and my work. The challenges and rewards of creating
photographs which evoke nature’s often subtle and fleeting beauties
continue to fuel my picture-taking, but the incredibly supportive
response from viewers who complement and encourage me has been the
most overwhelming benefit of my work."
The
Magic
of
Alison
Meyer: Worlds
beyond worlds. Visions within visions...and photography mastery at
many levels.
Alison Meyer is a
world class artist photographer. Two thumbs up. La crème de la
crème
Renate
Aller:
The photographer who
captures our world with elegant simplicity and lyrical Drama...
by
maximillien de lafayette
Renate
Aller
made her mark on world photography. She did it with tragic simplicity and
eloquent silence in motion, lights, shadows and the multi-juxtaposed
dimensions of her camera, capturing the moment when the clouds and
seascapes unite with the divine and the unreachable...
She is a New Yorker
who's camera witnessed the 9/11 tragedy, the glamour of women's motionless
sensuality and the drama that ties humans with a bursting and screaming
nature. She photographs femme fatales, elegant women, the clouds, inexistent
people who make you think, and the infinity of nothingness. You see it in
her shots of angry and nostalgic skies, horizons, clouds, seascapes and
ultra modern installations.
All Renate's photos are taken from exactly the same location, each seascape
photographed at a different point of time, representing the history of art
from Caspar David Friedrich and Turner to contemporary representation and
the weight of history on the world today.Renate's
photos of the clouds, the tempest of nature and forms of humans, the
shapeless sound of elegant heels of fancy women dressed in red and running
with eroticism, class and "un je ne sais quoi" in the streets of New York,
ascertain her lyrico-laisse faire-professionalism and mastery of the camera.
Renate is America's photography Diva!
Alison
Meyer: Photographer Extraordinaire and Artist of the Month.
