Artym Gallery hosts two photographers

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The Artym Gallery is excited to host two “incredible” photographers on Friday, Aug. 4 for the Invermere Art Walk.

Starting at 5:30 p.m. for 45 minutes, Brett Frostad will be the first presenter. Brett is a self-taught photographer, influenced by Ansel Adams and Edward Weston, who started capturing black and white landscapes on film using an antique Rollieflex twin lens camera and printed in a basement darkroom. He progressed through shooting landscapes and portraits, to sports and product photography and transitioned into the digital imaging world and software instead of a darkroom (while still keeping those film cameras handy).

This presentation will showcase diverse images from the digital era in the categories of people, places, and products along with the first showing of the "Badlands Project" portfolio of environmental portraiture shot in and around the Drumheller Valley.

Jane O’Hagan will be presenting two, 45-minute shows at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m.

More wildlife photographers than ever are jostling for position to capture unique images in Africa and with wildlife in general than ever before. Join Jane and explore what she is doing to stand out by focusing on composition to create images as the primary visual artistic element to add meaning to her love of storytelling. Jane spends two months a year in Kenya, when she isn’t at her home in Invermere focusing on wildlife, the huge dramatic skies and incredible landscapes of this special place she sees as her own for creativity.

Jane is a fan of photographers who take composition very seriously. She draws her inspiration by approaching and imagining photography as a series of visual essays that can be combined to further bring to life her love of the written word. Jane believes you always focus on composition because if the composition is right, an image will drive greater meaning to your stories and create something really special. Learn more about safari photography, listen to her stories, hear about her vast and unique experiences through her photographic images that will make you want to pick up the camera and head out to capture your own images or maybe even head to Africa.

Jane is a retired executive from Canadian Pacific Railway and a director of two public companies. She picked up the camera seriously in 2012. Photography is always about finding your passion, escape, having fun and letting the imagination and the love of nature rule. Jane is an owner in “Dreams Do Come True Safaris,” a Kenya-based Masaai operated safari company in Laikipia focused on professional and aspiring wildlife photographers seeking a private experience.

This is an all-age event and everyone is welcome. As these presentations are on a TV screen, please bring a lawn chair to sit and enjoy.