Amie Tannenbaum

Amie G. Tannenbaum is a Fine Art film photographer who works and exhibits primarily in the Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., area. In this digital age of photo imaging and post-camera processing, her images reflect a preference for in-camera mastery: creating and composing images inside the camera where they are captured on Velvia color slide film.

As an active member of the Northern Virginia Photographic Society, the League of Reston Artists, Fairfax County (VA) and Adams County (PA) Art Councils, Amie regularly participates in local and regional judged and juried photography shows, solo and group exhibits as well as monthly camera club competitions.

Not only has her work garnered considerable recognition in the tri-state area including multiple Photographer of the Year and Slide of the Year awards at the Northern Virginia Photographic Society (NVPS), but many of her photographs have been accepted by prestigious International Salons of Photography and exhibited abroad.

In October 2007, three images juried into the JCCNV Photography Competition / Show were sent to Beit Shemesh, Israel for exhibition.

In 2008, two images won acceptance in international competitions: one in the 29th Northern Counties (United Kingdom) International Salon of Photography and the other in the 75 th International Exhibition of Photography sponsored by the Wilmington (DE) Photographic Society.

In November, 2009, two entries were accepted into the 5th Annual Ocean State International Exhibition of Photography.

On the local level, Amie's first one-person show was held in Bethesda, MD, December 2005-January 2006. She was then invited to mount another display of her prints at the Mason District Government Center in Annandale, VA, in January, 2007. An even larger exhibit of more than 30 prints followed at the Washington Technology Park Campus in Chantilly, VA, in mid-April. Later that fall, her one-person show opened at the corporate headquarters of LMI, Tysons Corner, VA, and by spring 2008, this same show was moved to the corporate headquarters of the Raytheon Corporation nearby.

In addition to these solo shows, her work has also been exhibited at the US Geological Survey Gallery and JoAnn Rose Gallery, both in Reston, VA, and at the Center for the Arts Gallery in Manassas.

In August 2009 and again in August 2010, Amie had images juried into the Workhouse Arts Photography Exhibitions in Lorton, VA.

Amie is a frequent participant in area photography classes, critiques and workshops. In addition, she is a trained Northern Virginia Alliance of Camera Clubs (NVACC) judge who has been invited to judge End-of-Year competitions at area camera clubs as well as exhibitions. She has been a guest lecturer on Abstract Photography at Georgetown University, and her images can be found in permanent public and private collections.

Her studies in photographic composition and visual design have taken Amie to several workshops in both Canada and South Africa taught by the internationally reknown photographer Freeman Patterson and his colleague André Gallant. These invaluable learning experiences, plus extensive international travel and living abroad have all contributed to expanding her visual awareness and influence the scope and direction of her photographic life.

Primarily known as a natural light photographer, Amie Tannenbaum specializes in extreme macro (close-up) photographic techniques in order to capture what she calls "color impressions" (i.e., bodacious blending of colors) which as a result of sunlight shining through stained glass produces vivid colorations that reflect on / penetrate through / magically transform / glass objects or other subjects in the studio where she works. The resulting images have been recorded directly as they appeared in camera; no gels, filters or artificial light sources were used nor were any images digitally altered, manipulated or enhanced by computer software post-capture.

For more detailed information about her images, or to contact the photographer, email: amie@amietannphoto.com or write: P.O.Box 234, Catharpin, VA 20143.