LEONARD BARTEL – Newcomer with an eye…
Leonard Bartel only moved to Maine a couple of years ago and even more interesting he’s been photographing (intensely, he says) for only 5-6 years. He’s starting to make a name for himself (I saw a couple of his images recently at Gallery5 in Lewiston at their GPS show) Leonard sent me a note asking me to take a look and I want to show you a couple from his website (www.bartelphoto.com).
Calligraphy © Leonard Bartel
Flight © Leonard Bartel
Bartel shows a high level of confidence and when I look through his work I have to wonder that he’s a newbie. Some of the images are crossover photographs – equally at home in a fine art photography gallery or sold to a publication commercially. But his Landscapes and Wildlife galleries are definitely in the commercial work category.
I’m really partial to Leonard’s flora, in the “And Other Observances” category on his site. I’ve looked at them several times over the past two weeks and find them fresh and engaging and always pleasantly serendipitous when I get there. For the fine art images, I hope he raises his prices soon.
Welcome, Leonard – to Maine and to the world of photography!
