Brett Aniballi has had an appreciation for art at a young age but did not acquire a real interest in photography until he took a crazy but memorable family motor-home trip to many of the grand National Parks in the American west. Coming from the flatlands of Illinois it was a trip of unforgettable beauty and excitement. Fortunately his dad equipped him with a Kodak Instamatic camera to record the fleeting scenery in the whirlwind trip. "The natural world is so beautiful and diverse. I love the searching and wandering, looking for any dramatic photo opportunity that presents itself, being aware of the changing light and how it interplays on the landscape, then reacting to it." Br...

In her recent work artist Jeanne Wassenaar is exploring the decorative elements of various familiar traditions and cultures, as well as her own, past and present and translated them onto canvas.  Her work is mostly about experiences and experiencing, and the process of creating an image; a free exchange where the unconscious can react to what her consciousness perceives so that the image emerges as it wants and needs to.  "The images are about the process, the colors, the lines and the shapes that emerge in front of me.  They take on their own life and become another experience..."

Vicki Dvorak is an artist and photographer from Seattle, Washington. Her Father was a forest ranger and instilled in her a keen sense of wonder and an appreciation for beauty. As a child she entertained herself endlessly with drawing, painting and creativity.

Years later Vicki was diagnosed with a serious illness and it became difficult for her to hold a full time job. She started a color consulting business and started a blog as a way to promote her work. While observing all of the great images on the internet, she decided to pick up a camera and try her hand at photography. After uploading her images to...