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Michael Levin
BEING THERE / THE OBSERVANT CAMERA The landscape photographs by Michael Levin have honed a magical aura. A powerful silence resides in the images and can be felt in every little detail. The… Read more
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Meoto Iwa
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Meoto Iwa
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Seven Birds
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Seven Birds
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Sentinels
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Sentinels
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West Sea
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West Sea
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Posts And Shadows
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Posts And Shadows
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Zebrato
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Zebrato
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Atsumi Nets
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Nori-Field
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Nori-Field
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Twilight
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Twilight
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Midday Venice
Viewpoints
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Midday Venice
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Chantilly
Viewpoints
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Chantilly
Viewpoints
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Le Zitelle
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Le Zitelle
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Grand Canal
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Grand Canal
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Passing Saba Island
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Background Information about Michael Levin
Introduction
BEING THERE / THE OBSERVANT CAMERA
The landscape photographs by Michael Levin have honed a magical aura. A powerful silence resides in the images and can be felt in every little detail. The photographer achieves this impression primarily through long exposure times, making the still objects such as jetties, bridges, and pickets stand out among the constantly moving environment. The traces of civilization contrast with nature, which seems constantly to shift between aggregate states.
Everything that moves – be it clouds, water, sea birds or even a fisherman in Levin’s work Zebrato from the coast of Amalfi – is reduced to the form of the intersection. During the time of exposure we witness the overlap of the spatial and temporal expansion of bodies and natural phenomena. Levin is able to create an indivisible bond between space and time in his unique compositions. Sea birds (Seven Birds, 2007) become abstract forms on the horizon in his illustration of a very particular temporality and seem to take on lives of their own.
You cannot tire of looking at these fantastic-seeming worlds that give the impression of being suspended in elevated space, in which the laws of nature do not seem to apply. The completely individual radiance of his masterfully composed scenes of striking gray tones has standing in the critical collectors’ circles.
David Gärtner
The landscape photographs by Michael Levin have honed a magical aura. A powerful silence resides in the images and can be felt in every little detail. The photographer achieves this impression primarily through long exposure times, making the still objects such as jetties, bridges, and pickets stand out among the constantly moving environment. The traces of civilization contrast with nature, which seems constantly to shift between aggregate states.
Everything that moves – be it clouds, water, sea birds or even a fisherman in Levin’s work Zebrato from the coast of Amalfi – is reduced to the form of the intersection. During the time of exposure we witness the overlap of the spatial and temporal expansion of bodies and natural phenomena. Levin is able to create an indivisible bond between space and time in his unique compositions. Sea birds (Seven Birds, 2007) become abstract forms on the horizon in his illustration of a very particular temporality and seem to take on lives of their own.
You cannot tire of looking at these fantastic-seeming worlds that give the impression of being suspended in elevated space, in which the laws of nature do not seem to apply. The completely individual radiance of his masterfully composed scenes of striking gray tones has standing in the critical collectors’ circles.
David Gärtner
Bio
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Awards
| 2009 | PX3, Prix de la Photographie, Paris, France, Fine Art Photographer of the Year |
| PX3, Prix de la Photographie, Paris, France, 1st place abstract category | |
| PX3, Prix de la Photographie, Paris, France, 2nd place book category (Zebrato) | |
| PDN Photo Annual, New York, USA, top photography books of 2009 (Zebrato) | |
| Shots Magazine, USA, Award winning photograph, Sunrise (East Sea) | |
| International Photography Awards 1st place in the Fine Art Category (Abstract) | |
| International Photography Awards 1st place in the Professional Fine Art Category (Other) | |
| International Photography Awards 1st place in the Professional Nature Category (Book) | |
| 2008 | Top 50 Photographers, Critical Mass Award |
| 2007 | PX3, Prix de la Photographie, Paris, France, Fine Art Photographer of the Year |
| PX3, Prix de la Photographie, Paris, France, 1st place in the Professional Fine Art Category | |
| Honourable Mention at the Environmental Photography Awards | |
| Photographer’s Forum Magazine short listed for the 2007 Photographer of the Year | |
| 2006 | International Photo Awards Nature Photographer of the Year, Finalist for Photographer of the Year |
| International Photo Awards 1st & 2nd in the Professional Waterscapes Category | |
| Gold Light Award, 1st place | |
| Black & White Spider Awards 6 nominations for “Fine Art Photographer” of the Year in Landscape and Architecture categories | |
| Overall winner in “Seascapes” Photolife Magazine | |
| LACDA Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts 1st Place overall International | |
| 2005 | International Photography Awards 1st place in the Professional Fine Art Category |
| International Photography Awards, USA, Honorable Mention in the Landscape category | |
| B&W Photography Annual Single Image Contest, USA, Merit Award | |
| Nocturnes Photography Award, USA, Honorable Mention |
Publications
CBC Radio NXNW program, In-depth interview with Sheryl Mackay, Oct 2009
Photolife Magazine, Zebrato book review, Oct-Nov 2009
Dave Brindle Talk 1410 Radio Show, Interview, Oct 2009
PDN Photo Annual, Zebrato book award, June 2009
Silvershotz Magazine, 12 pages of Interviews and images, April 2009
Dave Brindle Talk 1410 Radio Show, Interview, August 2009
IMAGE Magazine, cover image, UK, (March/April) 2009
Shots magazine, Issue 46, USA, 2009
AG Magazine, Zebrato book review, UK, May 2009
Red Dog Journal, Zebrato book review, March 2009
B&W magazine, U.S.A., Portfolio Spotlight, Dec 2009
Publishers Weekly, U.K., Zebrato book review, July 2009
CBC Radio Interview, December, 2008
Die Mainzer Allgemeine Zeitung, Mainz, Germany, review of new work Sept 2008
Applied Arts Photography Annual, award winning “portfolio” selected, 2008
Black & White Photography, December, 2008, Cover image and 9 page article
The World’s Greatest Black & White Photography Volume I, 2008
Mainzer Kultur, Critical Review, 2007
Photographer’s Companion Magazine, USA, 2007
Photographer’s Companion Magazine, China 2007
Applied Arts Photography Annual, award winning “portfolio” selected, 2007
The World’s Greatest B&W Photographs Book, 3 images chosen, 2007
Photo Selection Magazine (April/May) Cover and interview with images, 2007
Showcase TV’s “The L Word”, 2007 season
Cityline Television show, Monday March 20, 2006, Toronto, ON
Focus Fine Art Magazine – August, 2006
Collections Magazine, Toronto, Ontario - Fall 2005 issue
Subterrain Magazine, Portfolio & essay – September 2005 issue
Gordon J.Scillingford Publications- cover photo - summer catalog, 2005
MBWA- annual catalog - cover, 2005
Aesthetica Magazine- March 2005 issue, photograph, Floating
Vancouver Sun, photograph and review, 2005
PhotoEd photography, essay and selected images, 2005
B&W Photography Magazine, award-winning image, 2005
Collections Magazine, interview and selected images, 2005
Lucie Awards Book, 6 award winning images published, 2005
Esthetica magazine, UK, 2004
Schillingford Publications, annual catalogue, cover and back image, 2004
Manitoba Book Publishers, annual catalogue, cover and back image, 2004
Photolife Magazine, Zebrato book review, Oct-Nov 2009
Dave Brindle Talk 1410 Radio Show, Interview, Oct 2009
PDN Photo Annual, Zebrato book award, June 2009
Silvershotz Magazine, 12 pages of Interviews and images, April 2009
Dave Brindle Talk 1410 Radio Show, Interview, August 2009
IMAGE Magazine, cover image, UK, (March/April) 2009
Shots magazine, Issue 46, USA, 2009
AG Magazine, Zebrato book review, UK, May 2009
Red Dog Journal, Zebrato book review, March 2009
B&W magazine, U.S.A., Portfolio Spotlight, Dec 2009
Publishers Weekly, U.K., Zebrato book review, July 2009
CBC Radio Interview, December, 2008
Die Mainzer Allgemeine Zeitung, Mainz, Germany, review of new work Sept 2008
Applied Arts Photography Annual, award winning “portfolio” selected, 2008
Black & White Photography, December, 2008, Cover image and 9 page article
The World’s Greatest Black & White Photography Volume I, 2008
Mainzer Kultur, Critical Review, 2007
Photographer’s Companion Magazine, USA, 2007
Photographer’s Companion Magazine, China 2007
Applied Arts Photography Annual, award winning “portfolio” selected, 2007
The World’s Greatest B&W Photographs Book, 3 images chosen, 2007
Photo Selection Magazine (April/May) Cover and interview with images, 2007
Showcase TV’s “The L Word”, 2007 season
Cityline Television show, Monday March 20, 2006, Toronto, ON
Focus Fine Art Magazine – August, 2006
Collections Magazine, Toronto, Ontario - Fall 2005 issue
Subterrain Magazine, Portfolio & essay – September 2005 issue
Gordon J.Scillingford Publications- cover photo - summer catalog, 2005
MBWA- annual catalog - cover, 2005
Aesthetica Magazine- March 2005 issue, photograph, Floating
Vancouver Sun, photograph and review, 2005
PhotoEd photography, essay and selected images, 2005
B&W Photography Magazine, award-winning image, 2005
Collections Magazine, interview and selected images, 2005
Lucie Awards Book, 6 award winning images published, 2005
Esthetica magazine, UK, 2004
Schillingford Publications, annual catalogue, cover and back image, 2004
Manitoba Book Publishers, annual catalogue, cover and back image, 2004
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
| 2010 | New Photographs from Japan, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, USA |
| New Photographic Works, Weiss Gallery, Calgary, Canada | |
| 2009 | Elemental, Weiss Gallery, Calgary, Canada |
| Evidence, Elliot Louis Gallery, Vancouver, Canada | |
| Evidence, Thornwood Gallery, Dallas, USA | |
| 2008 | New Works, Watermark Fine Arts, Houston, USA |
| Untitled, Photographers’ Gallery, Los Angeles, USA | |
| Untitled, Galerie Art Mayence, Mainz, Germany | |
| Elemental, New Work, Lando Gallery, Edmonton, Canada | |
| 2007 | Luminance, Snap Contemporary Art, Vancouver, Canada |
| Bewegung und Stille, Galerie Art Mayence, Mainz, Germany | |
| Taizen, photographs from Japan Wallspace Gallery, Seattle, USA | |
| 2006 | REVEAL, Watermarks Fine Arts, Houston, USA |
| Of Movement and Stillness, Snap Contemporary Art, Vancouver, Canada | |
| Reveal, LACDA, Los Angeles, USA | |
| Frozen in Time, Lando Gallery, Edmonton, Canada | |
| The Shape of Light, Photographers Gallery, Los Angeles, USA | |
| Reveal, Snap Contemporary Art, Vancouver, Canada | |
| Two person show, Art Mayence, Mainz, Germany | |
| 2005 | Gallery Jones, Vancouver, Canada |
| The shape of Light, Snap Gallery, Vancouver, Canada | |
| 2004 | No.4 Gallery San Diego, California, USA |
Group Exhibitions
| 2009 | Summer Show, Jacana Gallery, Vancouver, Canada |
| Spring Show, Marcia Rafelman Fine Arts, Toronto, Canada | |
| 2008 | Traverse, Marcia Rafelman Fine Arts, Toronto, Canada |
| New Works, Photographers’ Gallery, Los Angeles, USA | |
| Emerging Artist Show, Seattle Art Museum Gallery, Seattle, USA | |
| Versus, Snap Contemporary Art, Vancouver, Canada | |
| Toronto International Art Fair, Marca Rafelman Fine Arts, Toronto, Canada | |
| Deck the Walls, Alma Gallery, Guelph, Canada | |
| 2007 | Here & Now, Marcia Rafelman Fine Arts, Toronto, Canada |
| PX3 Awards show, Gallery 13Sévigné, Paris, France | |
| Photographers’ Gallery, Los Angeles, USA | |
| Best of IPA’s, Farmani Gallery, Los Angeles, USA | |
| Toronto International Art Fair, Marcia Rafelman Fine Arts, Toronto, Canada | |
| 2006 | Perception, Marcia Rafelman Fine Arts, Toronto, Canada |
| Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, Canada | |
| Angkor Photography Festival, Siem Reap, Cambodia | |
| Coningsby Gallery, London, UK | |
| Photographers Gallery, Los Angeles, USA | |
| Best of IPA’s show, Splashlight Studio, New York City, USA | |
| Lando Gallery, Edmonton, Canada | |
| Feature wall at the Photo San Francisco Exhibition | |
| Snap Contemporary Art, Vancouver, Canada | |
| 2005 | Galerie Art Mayence, Mainz, Germany |
| Viewpoint, Marcia Rafelman Fine Arts, Toronto, Canada | |
| Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, Canada | |
| Artsweek, Marcia Rafelman Fine Arts, Toronto, Canada | |
| 2004 | Gallery Jones, Vancouver, Canada |
| Snap Gallery, Vancouver, Canada | |
| No.4 Gallery, San Diego, USA | |
| Contact 2004, Move Up, Toronto, Canada |
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