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Photography (noun): The art or process of producing images by the action of radiant energy and especially light on a sensitive surface – The Merrian/Webster Dictionary

Throughout his life, Alan Glueckert’s greatest passion has always been the visual arts.  As a small boy, his father served as his earliest inspiration; always encouraging him to both appreciate and create art.  From a very early age, Alan can remember watching him carefully applying oil paints to canvas, and his amazement at his father’s ability to create such wonderfully rich and detailed images.  As an American Air Force photographer during World War II, Alan’s father’s medium changed from canvas and paints, to film and light; and he brought home remarkable photographs from Africa, Egypt, and Europe.  Alan can clearly recall spending hour-upon-hour browsing through his father’s perceptions of the world, which he had observed and preserved, through his camera’s subjective lens.  Alan would immerse himself in his father’s photographs which included incredible images from all around the world and the war ravaged European continent.  To this very day, Alan is inspired by an early memory of his father surprising him on his seventh birthday with his very first camera.  It was a simple Kodak Brownie Box camera, but to Alan it was very much more than that.  To Alan it was an invitation from his father to share in his art (and joy) of viewing, interpreting, and attempting to understand the world; by capturing slices of time, people and places on film – fleeting moments that would never exist the same ever again.  Unfortunately, Alan’s father passed away when he was very young, leaving only his father’s photographic interpretations of the world in which he lived as a means for Alan to attempt to know the man his father was.

Alan Glueckert has devoted much of his life to sharing his love of the visual arts with others. He has done this through both teaching and creating; while also endeavoring to better understand for himself (and to help others to better understand) the significance of all art.  As a young man, he used his diverse artistic abilities as a means to finance his studies by creating and selling pottery and stained glass art.  Later, as an art educator, he spent 31 years teaching students the essential roles that art and creativity play in the process of enriching our lives.  His enthusiasm and commitment to his subject matter both excited, and inspired new minds; just as he was inspired by his father at such an early age.  While continuing his own education (he currently holds a Bachelor’s degree, a Professional diploma and two Masters degrees in art and education), he worked as an adjunct professor at Long Island University, and as an art teacher in Dix Hills, New York.  It was in these settings that he taught children and teachers alike about creativity and the processes of fine art, design aesthetics, digital photography, web design, and print design techniques.

Although well-versed in a number of challenging media, Alan has always felt that capturing images through photography was his true calling.  He believes that photography is an important and powerful form of visual expression, and that each photograph illustrates his perception of the world around him.  A photographer must essentially “paint” with light – the light being his paint brush, and the photographic paper being his canvas.  The word photograph is derived from the ancient Greek words: “phot-” which means “light” and “-graphon” which means “something written or drawn” – so to “photograph” is to draw (or paint) with light.  The image must be carefully created and captured.   However, presenting an interesting and well-composed image is only half of the process of creative expression.  An image presented by a true photographer must still be seen and interpreted by a viewer. A photograph must cause a reaction in the viewer.  It is when a viewer takes interest in a photo, and they can relate to the image being represented in some personal or even intangible way, that the photograph finally fulfills its intended purpose.

Alan’s photographic images can be appreciated for their color, composition, subject matter, content or emotional story.  He hopes that people who view his work will be inspired to search within for their own avenues of personal creativity and artistic expression.  His photographic work is focused primarily into three main categories: nature, landscape, and travel.  Alan believes that creating a photographic image is a very personal experience, and as a photographer, he strives to find a synergistic balance between subject matter, lighting, color, and overall composition.

Contact: glueckert_photos@yahoo.com

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