Arup Biswas Photography
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I was born in in India at the foothills of the Himalayas. The pristine Himalayan beauty instilled the love for nature in me that I rediscoverd when I moved to the United States in 1992 after acquiring a Master's degree in Computer Science. That's when I bought my first camera and started capturing the landscapes around the country with my camera. I remember crying in front of the Merced river in yosemite after seeing the first snow in my life.
I joined various camera clubs in Colorado and California between 1995 and 2000 and honed my technical skills. The next turning point came when I saw the portfolio by the famous landscape photographer Charles Cramer in the Photo Techniques magazine. His images resonated with me so strongly that I immediately signed up for a workshop with him in the fall of 2000 at the Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite. While studying with him, Charlie opened my eyes to the nuances of light and color that make a print truly "sing". The "bug" of making luminous prints have not left me since that time. I have attended more of Charlie's workshops since then.
I have also been associated with the Center for Photographic Art in Carmel since 2009 and attended many workshops by such notables as Ted Orland, Brian Taylor, Jerry Takigawa, Huntington Witherill. In 2009, one of my photographs was selected in the anuual Juried exhibition, curated by Al Weber at the center for photographic art. The photograph selected was from my new digital montage series, "Homeless". The photograph made a strong impact among the viewers. As a result, I was very pleasently surprised when the director of the "Sunset Cultural Center" offered to hold my first solo exhibition at its "Marjorie Evans gallery" in December 2009.
In 2009, a local artist's cooperative "The Main Gallery", juried me in and started representing my work. This event made a strong positive effect on my artistc career. The motivation to produce work for regular exhibitions, the strong emotional responses from my audience has been a constant inspiration for me.