Local fine art photographer wins Ward Museum awards

Andy Gordon, a newcomer to the Delmarva art scene, was recognized for his fine art photography at the 2016 Art in Nature Photo Competition at the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art in Salisbury, Md. Gordon, who lives near Bethany Beach, specializes in abstract and minimalist images ranging from tiny objects to landscapes. "I am thrilled to be acknowledged for my work by the prestigious Ward Museum," Gordon said. "More importantly, I am happy to contribute to a program that supports art in our region."

Gordon's images received four separate professional category awards including first place in the professional black-and-white category with his macro image titled "Three Acorns."

Gordon also received these awards: second place, "Rose," black and white; third place, fall leaf, plants and animals other than birds; and third place, "Summer Breeze on Whites Creek" – landscape/scenery.

To create the winning "Three Acorn" image, Gordon combined 80 separate images at different focal planes. "It's a painstaking process to capture this level of detail, but the results are so crisp that you can almost feel the texture of the acorns," said Gordon.

Gordon comes to fine art photography following a successful career as a printing industry technologist and strategist. He received formal training at the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences at the Rochester Institute of Technology where he earned a bachelor of art degree in photojournalism and a master of science in printing technology. Today, technology plays a key role in Gordon's work, spanning from complex camera techniques to beautifully printed and compelling images. "Details matter, from how the image is captured to printing and presentation," Gordon said. "I used to spend many hours making images in a traditional darkroom. The tools have changed, but the same care is applied to my images today."

For more information, go to www.andygordon.photo.