Skip Montello

Member since 2006

Skip is an exhibiting member of the Rocky Neck Art Colony, Local Colors Gallery, Marblehead Art Association, Rockport Art Association and Museum, Newburyport Art Association and the Plymouth Center for the Arts. Skip's photography is frequently displayed in many juried photography exhibits around the country. His photography has earned numerous awards at the art associations in Rockport and Newburyport and the worldwide Nikon Small Wonders Competition. He has exhibited in several solo exhibits including art associations, coffee shops and public libraries.

Why do I do this?

I strive to capture and share a vision of our world, an image of a point in time, an image that describes the reality of that exact moment, a moment that most likely will not occur again. Every day is different and presents new and fresh opportunities to record an event whether it is a calm reflection on glassy calm water or an explosion of color produced as the morning sun rises and sets each day or a face in the crowd displaying an emotion or simply natures enduring beauty created each day with each passing season. I am also drawn to the many quarries of Cape Ann where I often find amazing water reflections of the granite quarry walls, some of which appear as “Stone Warriors”.

With camera in hand, I feel more connected to our world. My camera enables me to truly see what lies beyond the lens allowing me to record the scene as it is and share it. For me, digital photography (camera and digital darkroom ) bridges the gap between traditional photography (camera and darkroom) with Art (brush and canvas) creating a stimulating new art form.

"What I see through the camera lens (and sometimes in my mind's eye) is what I strive to reproduce in the final image".

My passion for photography developed during my career at the Polaroid Corporation, where I spent nearly 40 years as a photographic scientist, engineer and technology leader. Over the years I have moved from film based media to digital. I have a deep love for travelling our world and photographing all that is there. When not photographing, Skip is a sport fishing charter captain, sailing instructor and outdoor writer. Skip is a graduate of Northeastern University, Engineering and Science and a US Navy Submarine Veteran.

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