Current Exhibit
NOLA @ MARDI GRAS – Street Photography
Artist: Steve Siegel
July 19 - September 18, 2022
Artist: Steve Siegel
July 19 - September 18, 2022
Artist Statement
Photographing the City of New Orleans during the Mardi Gras season presents a unique challenge.
A photographer is confronted with a sort of ever-swirling pageantry - rather similar to a child’s kaleidoscope wheel that constantly changes as you rotate the dial. The swirl of activity that you see will disaggregate and swiftly morph into an entirely different and unique street view – only for the process to repeat itself again and again, second by second.
Over a 5-year period I collected approximately 2,000 usable images of this activity. Through approximately 30 of these, I have attempted to tell a story of the weirdness, the excitement and the human spirit that is Mardi Gras in New Orleans
About the Artist
Steve Siegel is a professional photographer who resides in Buffalo, N.Y.
His images have appeared at many galleries internationally and locally, including the Burchfield Penney Art Center and the Castellani Art Museum.
He is a four-time nominee for the International Black and White Spider Awards in the category of Architecture. The award’s international jury included The Royal Photographic Society, Stockholm City Museum and Fratelli Alinari in Florence.
Mr. Siegel was also a recipient of an International Monochrome Award in the category of Professional Architecture. Winning images were selected by a panel of international judges.
His work appeared in Black & White Photography Magazine where he is a two-time Merit Award winner in their prestigious International Portfolio Competition. He was one of 8 photographers worldwide whose work appeared in consecutive portfolio issues.
He has served on the Board of Directors of CEPA Gallery and is a member of the Buffalo Society of Artists where he served on the Executive Committee as treasurer.
Steve's Website: stevensiegelphotography.com
Photographing the City of New Orleans during the Mardi Gras season presents a unique challenge.
A photographer is confronted with a sort of ever-swirling pageantry - rather similar to a child’s kaleidoscope wheel that constantly changes as you rotate the dial. The swirl of activity that you see will disaggregate and swiftly morph into an entirely different and unique street view – only for the process to repeat itself again and again, second by second.
Over a 5-year period I collected approximately 2,000 usable images of this activity. Through approximately 30 of these, I have attempted to tell a story of the weirdness, the excitement and the human spirit that is Mardi Gras in New Orleans
About the Artist
Steve Siegel is a professional photographer who resides in Buffalo, N.Y.
His images have appeared at many galleries internationally and locally, including the Burchfield Penney Art Center and the Castellani Art Museum.
He is a four-time nominee for the International Black and White Spider Awards in the category of Architecture. The award’s international jury included The Royal Photographic Society, Stockholm City Museum and Fratelli Alinari in Florence.
Mr. Siegel was also a recipient of an International Monochrome Award in the category of Professional Architecture. Winning images were selected by a panel of international judges.
His work appeared in Black & White Photography Magazine where he is a two-time Merit Award winner in their prestigious International Portfolio Competition. He was one of 8 photographers worldwide whose work appeared in consecutive portfolio issues.
He has served on the Board of Directors of CEPA Gallery and is a member of the Buffalo Society of Artists where he served on the Executive Committee as treasurer.
Steve's Website: stevensiegelphotography.com