One of my children portraits has been given an Honorable Mention by the Prix de la Photographie Paris. I have continued to photograph his growing family: a new brother and new goats on the way. Here are some photos.
Recently I photographed a bride in her wedding dress designed by Jenny Packham. I wanted these photographs to be about feeling, to be as evocative and sensual as the dress. Like one of the first women photographers, Julia Margaret Cameron, I intentionally softened the focus to evoke dreaminess. The silk tulle of […]
Sometimes the spare can be just the beauty we need. Dana Barrow, the florist, who recently did the flowers for a wedding at Castle Hilll demonstrated her superb skill with her arrangements. Such arrangements can only be done by someone with knowledge and appreciation of plants and nature.
Dana has written that […]
There is for me in the process and event of a wedding a profound awakening. Every bride and groom I have encountered feels that they are entering a new life. With this advent comes a sensitivity to the world around them and a welcoming. New experiences beckon. These photos are few […]
In Prospect Park live a pair of swans that I have been observing and photographing for a few years. They have raised their young in the park and I have been fortunate to see these cygnets mature. This year they had three cygnets, but all seem to have disappeared and/or died. I […]
I have a passion for photographing birds, particularly swans and hawks. An exhibit in NYC titled “Ornithology”, www.jenbekman.com/shows/ornithology has work of other artists, both photographers and painters.
Here are two recent pieces that I have done in platinum palladium.
The reason I have titled this post “Engagement Palladiums” is these are special prints that I offer to clients. Two weeks ago I photographed Maria and John on The Brooklyn Bridge. I photographed them with my 4X5 large format camera. Here are the palladium prints I produced from our session. I […]
Here are new prints I recently made. They are from New England, Maine to be exact. They are of early summer when wildflowers are in bloom and early mornings are foggy before the heat of the sun lifts the fog.
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This past Saturday I participated at the Eco Fair in JJ Byrne Park in Brooklyn, sponsored by The Old House, Park Slope Parents, and the Park Slope Civic Council. Face painting the children who lined up at the Park Slope parents table was incredible fun. Letting children inhabit characters, animals, and super heroes […]
This wonderful short film will debut at the Tribeca Film Festival this Friday. It is the story of a young woman’s pivotal life forming moments as it weaves between her past and present life. Below are some of my still photos and the link to this movie is: http://www.tribecafilmfestival.org/filmguide/Gods_Beach.html