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Snapshots Of The World & Self

08/12/2009 00:02:00 By Peter Milosheff, viewed 825 times.
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Photography, the art of the moment.

Gabriela Herman hails from Newton, Massachusetts but her photographic palette has been vastly enriched by her experiences living abroad.

She learned to eat crepes in the cafes of France, get lost in the zocalos of Mexico, and dance samba in the streets of Brazil, all with camera in hand. Growing up with dual US/Brazilian citizenship, she decided it was only logical to study in Brazil during college at Wesleyan University. Following graduation, that experience led to four more years in Sao Paulo, where she pursued her long-standing passion for photography full time, working for several acclaimed photographers in the process.

Gabriela moved back to New York in the fall of 2007 and currently is a freelance photographer living in Brooklyn.

She was recently honored with first place in Adorama's 'One's to Watch' competition in NYC and was nominated for a New York Photo Festival Award. Her work has been featured in a Humble Arts Foundation Group Show, Fraction Magazine, Projekt 30's I(pronoun) show, Beautiful/Decay Magazine and Trucemag. She has also worked for Time Out, METRO NY and METRO International newspapers, the Martha's Vineyard Gazette and New Voices magazine, among others.

Aside from taking pictures of herself, she enjoys riding her bike in Prospect Park, hanging out on the island of Martha's Vineyard, and making caipirinhas.

Here is a statement by the artist:

"Since I began photographing, I have always insisted on being in front of the lens, becoming part of the construction of my images. Photography has become my therapy, an exclusive dialogue between myself and the camera where we push each other to a point of exhaustion, both emotionally and physically. By inviting the viewer to partake in this intimate process, I am able to free myself from preliminary inhibitions. As I approach other subjects, I take this comfort with me and try to recreate the same intimate setting. Rather than expose the subjects, I provide them with a space where they will feel safe enough to reveal themselves. This process from subject to intimate confidant is what drives me to keep creating."

Gabriela could be reached through her website's contact information page by clicking here.

 

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laura rosenbaum on 08/12/2009 18:50:46
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Gabriela, your work is so beautiful!
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acquired Bronx.com in March, 2005 and is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the operation's holding company, SlipperyRock.com, LLC. Prior to acquiring Bronx.com Mr. Milosheff worked in the area of corporate finance for Christie's New York, Prada and Pfizer. At Moody's Investors Service and Deutsche Bank he worked in the areas of structured products revenue accounting and asset management, respectively. He began his career at age 17 in Sofia, Bulgaria, EU, where he established his private educational advising agency Endeavour, providing service to Bulgarian students interested in continuing their education abroad, and especially in the US. While managing most aspects of Bronx.com's operation and delegating others, he continues his career at a Wall Street financial services company in the area of credit derivatives trading, origination and their respective risk management and product control. Mr. Milosheff received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania in the Spring of 2002. He graduated Cum Laude with a major in Finance.