John Paul Caponigro
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John Paul Caponigro is an Environmental Fine Art Landscape Photographer. He is the son of the American photographer Paul Caponigro
and Eleanor Caponigro a graphic designer. John Paul attended Yale University
, and the University of California, Santa Cruz
where he was trained as a painter and later as a photographer. After college John moved to Maine and became an artist in residence at The Center for Creative Imaging. John now works with photo-based digital imaging as his primary medium. Dan Steinhardt of Epson considers John Paul "...one of the great mentors of the photographic medium". The American photographer Joyce Tenneson
has said, "John Paul Caponigro is the rare combination of gifted artist and master technician. He works from the heart to create images that are poetic and evocative, and at times, mystical. He is someone whose sensitivity and intelligence work to break new ground, and someone I will enjoy watching in the years to come.". He has been awarded membership into many photographic organizations including the Photoshop Hall of Fame, the Epson Stylus Pros, Xrite Coloratti, and the Canon Explorers of Light. His work crosses the lines between photography and painting and displays knowledge of painterly composition and color theory, coupled with content of modern science, psychology, primal cultures, and the environment. The photographer Arnold Newman
stated,"...Caponigro's mysterious and magical images go beyond reality or surrealism. He has created a wonderful new world of his own". John Paul Caponigro lives in Cushing, Maine with his photographer wife Arduina, and their son.
, CA. He has a yearly gallery showing of his newest work each August at his gallery/studio in Cushing, ME.
and Pfizer
, Princeton University
and The Museum of Fine Arts Houston. The Smithsonian Museum of American National History has a collection of John Paul's work that includes one of every media that he has used. This collection includes his early silver gelatin prints, his current pigmented ink prints, preliminary sketches and his print-on-demand books. The Smithsonian is also collecting the tools he uses to produce his work, this includes his software, computers, printers, cameras and cell phones.
John interviewed over 40 of the great American photographers from 1995 through 2007. These dialogs were published in Camera Arts Magazine the audio tapes of which are now archived at the Eastman House Library, Rochester New York. The transcripts of these dialogs can be viewed on John Paul Caponigro's website.
, Penn State
, RIT
, Microsoft
, Photo Plus, ASMP
and Photoshop World. In 2010 John spoke on creativity for TED
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in Salem Massachusetts in 2008. He has done workshops in South Africa and Namibia, and works with Focus on Nature in Iceland doing workshops with them since 2008. In 2010 John and fellow Canon Explorer of Light photographer, Seth Resnick, began running international workshops together through Digital Photo Destinations, an international field workshop company which holds workshops in Antarctica, Greenland and Patagonia. His American field destination workshops included desert destinations such as White Sands
, New Mexico, Arches National Park
in Utah, Death Valley
,CA and Santa Fe
, New Mexico. John teaches field photography workshops on Maine Islands, and Maine Fall Foliage out of his studio in Cushing, Maine.
John Paul contributes to photographic and news publications. These include - Camera Arts, Digital Photo Pro, Apple, and The Huffington Post. In 2000 Adobe Press published his first book "Adobe Master Class". It was followed up with a second printing in 2003. This book describes techniques and use of digital technology for artistic purposes. He has also self-published catalogs of his work. John has authored ten DVDs on Photoshop techniques through Acme Educational, a digital media learning resource.
Paul Caponigro
- Photography career :Caponigro was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He studied with Minor White and has been awarded two Guggenheim Fellowships and three grants from the NEA. His best known photograph is Running White Deer....
and Eleanor Caponigro a graphic designer. John Paul attended Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, and the University of California, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz, also known as UC Santa Cruz or UCSC, is a public, collegiate university; one of ten campuses in the University of California...
where he was trained as a painter and later as a photographer. After college John moved to Maine and became an artist in residence at The Center for Creative Imaging. John now works with photo-based digital imaging as his primary medium. Dan Steinhardt of Epson considers John Paul "...one of the great mentors of the photographic medium". The American photographer Joyce Tenneson
Joyce Tenneson
Joyce Tenneson is an American fine art photographer known for her distinctive style of photography, which often involves nude or semi-nude women. Tenneson shoots primarily with the Polaroid 20x24 camera...
has said, "John Paul Caponigro is the rare combination of gifted artist and master technician. He works from the heart to create images that are poetic and evocative, and at times, mystical. He is someone whose sensitivity and intelligence work to break new ground, and someone I will enjoy watching in the years to come.". He has been awarded membership into many photographic organizations including the Photoshop Hall of Fame, the Epson Stylus Pros, Xrite Coloratti, and the Canon Explorers of Light. His work crosses the lines between photography and painting and displays knowledge of painterly composition and color theory, coupled with content of modern science, psychology, primal cultures, and the environment. The photographer Arnold Newman
Arnold Newman
Arnold Abner Newman was an American photographer, noted for his "environmental portraits" of artists and politicians...
stated,"...Caponigro's mysterious and magical images go beyond reality or surrealism. He has created a wonderful new world of his own". John Paul Caponigro lives in Cushing, Maine with his photographer wife Arduina, and their son.
Exhibits
From 1990 to 2011 John Paul Caponigro has had over 110 group and solo shows. He has shown internationally in Italy at the Museo Archeologico Regionale, Val d’Aosta, and the VIR, SpA, Milan. John has shown his work in the United States in galleries and museums such as the Palm Beach Photographic Centre Museum, Delray Beach, FL and the Pingree Gallery in East Hampton, NY, and the Pasadena Museum of California ArtPasadena Museum of California Art
The Pasadena Museum of California Art is an art museum located in Pasadena, California, USA, showcasing art and design that originates from California. The museum was founded by long-time Pasadena residents and art collectors Robert and Arlene Oltman...
, CA. He has a yearly gallery showing of his newest work each August at his gallery/studio in Cushing, ME.
Collections
John Paul's photographic work is included in corporate and museum collections. These include Estée LauderEstée Lauder Companies
Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. is a manufacturer and marketer of prestige skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. The company has its headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.-History:...
and Pfizer
Pfizer
Pfizer, Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical corporation. The company is based in New York City, New York with its research headquarters in Groton, Connecticut, United States...
, Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
and The Museum of Fine Arts Houston. The Smithsonian Museum of American National History has a collection of John Paul's work that includes one of every media that he has used. This collection includes his early silver gelatin prints, his current pigmented ink prints, preliminary sketches and his print-on-demand books. The Smithsonian is also collecting the tools he uses to produce his work, this includes his software, computers, printers, cameras and cell phones.
John interviewed over 40 of the great American photographers from 1995 through 2007. These dialogs were published in Camera Arts Magazine the audio tapes of which are now archived at the Eastman House Library, Rochester New York. The transcripts of these dialogs can be viewed on John Paul Caponigro's website.
Lectures
John Paul Caponigro lectures at trade-shows, professional organizations, educational institutions, and corporations, including: MITMassachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
, Penn State
Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service...
, RIT
Rochester Institute of Technology
The Rochester Institute of Technology is a private university, located within the town of Henrietta in metropolitan Rochester, New York, United States...
, Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
, Photo Plus, ASMP
American Society of Media Photographers
The American Society of Media Photographers, abbreviated ASMP, is a trade association of professional photographers, including many photojournalists but also experts in architectural, underwater, culinary and advertising photography and other specialties as well...
and Photoshop World. In 2010 John spoke on creativity for TED
TED
TED may refer to:* TED , an annual multidisciplinary conference* TED spread, the yield spread between U.S...
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Awards
In 2002 Caponigro won the honor of being voted one of Zoom Magazine's 15 Best Artists of Past 30 Years. In 2003 he was Photo District News' Annual Winner, and in 2008 he won the Communication Arts Award of Excellence.Workshops
Caponigro runs International and American landscape workshops. He has traveled to Antarctica 3 times leading photographic workshops. Pieces of his Antarctica work have been shown at the Peabody Essex MuseumPeabody Essex Museum
The Peabody Essex Museum , originally the Peabody Museum of Salem and the Essex Institute, in Salem, Massachusetts is the oldest continuously operating museum in the United States, and holds one of the major collections of Asian art in the US; its total holdings include about 1.3 million pieces, as...
in Salem Massachusetts in 2008. He has done workshops in South Africa and Namibia, and works with Focus on Nature in Iceland doing workshops with them since 2008. In 2010 John and fellow Canon Explorer of Light photographer, Seth Resnick, began running international workshops together through Digital Photo Destinations, an international field workshop company which holds workshops in Antarctica, Greenland and Patagonia. His American field destination workshops included desert destinations such as White Sands
White Sands, New Mexico
White Sands is a census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,323 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Las Cruces Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, New Mexico, Arches National Park
Arches National Park
Arches National Park is a U.S. National Park in eastern Utah. It is known for preserving over 2000 natural sandstone arches, including the world-famous Delicate Arch, in addition to a variety of unique geological resources and formations....
in Utah, Death Valley
Death Valley
Death Valley is a desert valley located in Eastern California. Situated within the Mojave Desert, it features the lowest, driest, and hottest locations in North America. Badwater, a basin located in Death Valley, is the specific location of the lowest elevation in North America at 282 feet below...
,CA and Santa Fe
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...
, New Mexico. John teaches field photography workshops on Maine Islands, and Maine Fall Foliage out of his studio in Cushing, Maine.
Next Step
John runs printing and creativity workshops out of his Maine studio. Known as a master printer he offers printing workshops for students who wish to turn their images into fine art prints. The John Paul Caponigro Next Step Alumni Group was formed in 1998 when a handful of students requested custom workshops to increase their photographic creativity. The Next Step group has grown from this small body of students to just under 100 photographers. Membership into this group is by invitation only, and group dynamics are a factor in nomination. The Next Step group have held exhibitions of their work at the Maine Media Workshop in Rockland, Maine and at the Renaissance Gallery in Carmel, Indiana. They have produced two books on their work.Books / Articles/ DVD's
John Paul's art is the subject of published articles and books on photography and creativity. A Camera Arts article by Sean Kernan in 1999, Paul Slaughters 2007 AfterCapture article, and a 2010 Scott Sheppard Nik Radio interview, discuss John's creative process. His images have been included in over 20 books on Fine Art Photography.John Paul contributes to photographic and news publications. These include - Camera Arts, Digital Photo Pro, Apple, and The Huffington Post. In 2000 Adobe Press published his first book "Adobe Master Class". It was followed up with a second printing in 2003. This book describes techniques and use of digital technology for artistic purposes. He has also self-published catalogs of his work. John has authored ten DVDs on Photoshop techniques through Acme Educational, a digital media learning resource.
Reading
John Paul Caponigro started his website Illuminating Creativity in 2005. The educators website includes information on his workshops, seminars, books, DVDs, prints, gallery exhibits, links to environmental groups, a current calendar of lectures and seminars and the artists' curriculum vitae. The website includes downloadable PDF's on creativity, printing and photographic techniques and bookmaking.External links
- www.johnpaulcaponigro.com
- www.digitalphotodestinations.com
- http://jpc.acmeeducational.com/jpc/index.html
- http://www.focusonnature.is/page/John_Paul_Caponigro_Destination_Iceland