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Biography
For over 18 years, Michael Reda has worked to preserve and share the images he sees, and to create those that his mind envisions. Initially self-taught, Michael experimented with many different shooting and printing techniques early in his career. While first drawn to photojournalism, he pursued more artistic endeavors at the University of Pennsylvania, where he spent countless hours honing his craft at Penn's School of Fine Arts. After 6 years of shooting exclusively in black & white, he began shooting and printing his own work in color. Currently, Michael utilizes fully digital images, as well as 35mm negatives (both color and black & white). When working with film, he employs high-resolution negative scans to achieve dynamic results. His work has earned awards in numerous juried exhibitions statewide. Currently, his photography is on display at the State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg through September 2008. Michael regularly exhibits in a wide variety of art shows and festivals around the Northeast U.S, and his work is sold at several Philadelphia-area gift shops, including the Encampment Store in Valley Forge National Park.
Arist's Statement
"Culturally, photography is the most important invention of the modern age. Far from being perfect, a photograph does render a good likeness of reality; sometimes improving upon, but always altering it to some degree. As an artist, my goal is to show beauty and value in the ordinary; to prompt a reconsideration of how one view's his surroundings. Beauty and significance abound in nature, in the things we create, and in what we discard. Driven to share my perception of our reality, I am compelled to create these images. My hope is that my photographs can convey something of how I've experienced this indescribably beautiful and visually stunning existence."
~Email Michael~
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