Places That Honor And Have Fun With Food
What is it about a restaurant that makes you want to return? How are architects able to design an amazing space that supports rather than overpowers the food that is served there? It is a very subtle art. It requires…
The Towers
The Towers were in my life, my work and my viewfinder for over 20 years. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey that owned them is still a client and the extensive library of my photography that they…
Noche Flamenca at The Mahaiwe
I spent an afternoon backstage with Noche Flamenca this week. It was a powerful performance put on by dancers and players that truly enjoy each others company. As their press release states: Noche Flamenca captures the essence of traditional flamenco…
The NYC Easter Parade
I am in New York at least once a month for work or play. When there, I spend all of the time that I can on the streets exploring. Searching for all of the photos that Jay Meisel hasn’t found…
Escape From The Ice To Mexico
We left the wonder of winter in the Berkshires behind for the first time and had a revelation in San Miguel De Allende. March can be warm and friendly and colorful in Mexico! Who knew? Well, evidently most people know, …
Lichtenstein Group Show And A New Flag
Thursday February 17, 2011
What Goes On A New City…
Ski Jumping at Satre Hill
I spent several hours on Saturday at the Satre Hill “Jumpfest” in Salisbury, CT. The organizers arranged to have a bucket truck available so that I could be suspended directly above the takeoff spot. I was also able to crawl…
Berkshire Health Systems AR/Patient Testimonials
I recently worked on a series of 15 portraits for the Berkshire Health Systems annual report. There was an element of “swat” photography to the assignment because all of the images had to be delivered within a week including contact,…
A Great Day With Author, Roger Kahn.
I spent a very enjoyable day last week with author, Roger Kahn. Hilarious baseball stories, memorabilia, good scotch and poinient memories were plentiful. My ride home was made easy by a signed copy of his recorded book, “The Boys of…
Lenox 020811
I woke up to a gentle snowfall that became a blizzard by the time I got into my car. These shots were all taken within a mile of my home. The ice was shot from my bedroom windows when the…
Mount Lebanon Shaker Village
I was asked last summer to participate in a fundraiser for the Shaker Museum & Library, hosted at the Darrow School in New Lebanon, NY. Photographers were invited from the Berkshires and New York State to come and spend time…
The Cranwell Fire. A Good Client Suffers A Loss.
Cranwell Golf Course and Resort in Lenox, MA. has been a good client for seven years now. An electrical fire engulfed their newly renovated carriage house and brought out every piece of fire equipment in a twenty five…
Why I Always Have A Camera: Rainbow Of A Lifetime.
It is not often that you are sure that something is the best that you have ever seen. On November 8th I had that experience. There had been rain off and on all that afternoon and just before sunset everything…
Arthur Penn, Scott Barrow, Clyde Barrow and Coffee with Irving
Arthur Penn died this week. Bonnie and Clyde made quite an impression on me and so I was excited when I was the photographer
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New Jersey Tourism Chooses Scott Barrow’s Image for 2010 Travel Guide
What many people don’t realize is that I have had a long love affair and as it turns out a distinguished career with the “Garden State”. It all began with trips to Bay Head on the Jersey Shore when my…
Scott Barrow Installs "Time Pieces" at Fidelity Investments, Boston
My “Time Pieces” series will be on display at Fidelity Investments in Boston for the month of May. In addition to these images a collection of Berkshire landscapes and portraits from my work with Berkshire Living Magazine has been installed in the creative offices there. The main lobby area of the show is available to the public and the secret to gaining admittance is to look presentable and to smile sweetly at Christine, the executive gate keeper. Fidelity is located at 200 Seaport Boulevard on the upper concourse in Suite 300, Boston, MA. The concept of “time” is the focus of the lobby images and my thanks go out to Kris Truta for letting me “borrow” her watch faces for over a year while I played with my ideas and to all who helped to install this show. And of course to the creative staff at Fidelity for being my audience during the month of May.
Flashes Of Hope / An Amazing Day in Boston
I found out about this organization through ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers) and volunteered to shoot for them at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. I was not sure what to expect, but I set up a small studio in a waiting area and as always when I take photographs, we had a great time. I offer my congratulations on a great modeling job to all of my subjects. Thank you for sharing yourselves with me.
“Flashes of Hope is a nonprofit organization that changes the way children with cancer and other life threatening illnesses see themselves through the gift of photography and raises money for pediatric cancer research.
The[gallery] portraits, taken by award-winning photographers, help children feel better about their changing appearance by celebrating it. For families of terminally ill children, it’s especially important to have a portrait that preserves forever the beauty, grace and dignity of their child.”
Scott Barrow Wins at 5th Annual Black and White Spider Awards
The “Universe” provides! I was on my way to Manhattan for an assignment and well ahead of schedule so I stopped by our local lake to see what the sunrise
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Communication Arts 49th Annual Photography Exhibition/Award of Excellence
Scott Barrow wins Award of Excellence for his image “Dear Moshe” in the Fine Art Category. “I came across this Hebrew typewriter during a photo shoot at an historic inn. Except for knowing where to put my fingers, this machine…
Scott Barrow wins Merit of Excellence
Fine Art Photographer Scott Barrow of Lenox, Massachusetts USA was presented with the Black and White Spider Awards Merit of Excellence in the category of Fine Art at a prestigious live online Awards Ceremony presented by Black and White Spider…
Holy Cow Did I Have A Good Morning!
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These are from an early morning wander through Lee and Becket, MA. No set course, just listening for photographs. When I am in sync with the day the energy is fantastic. I can feel the moisture in the air…
Skate Park / Lower East Side NYC
While exploring the Lower East Side of Manhattan I was drawn, not by the light this time, but by a grinding, thumping, crashing cacophony as neoprene, wood and often flesh met concrete and metal. This was the gathering place of a determined tribe of asphalt acrobats. They hurled themselves fearlessly at ramps, over trashcans and along metal pipes. This was truly awe inspiring to a photographer whose first skateboard had metal trucks.
Europe And The Art of Shooting While Relaxing.
In June of 2008 I had the gift of 2 weeks in London and Central France with the most important women in my life, my wife and daughters. It was a well deserved vacation and I realized just how tired I was when after 3 days I still had not taken any photographs. I did however sleep, explore and enjoy just being with my girls. Then on Day 4 in London the sun came out and I woke up to the visually unique environment known as Chelsea. The great joy and curse of being a location photographer is that photographs are happening everywhere, 24/7.If I leave my cameras behind I am destined to see something that I never could have dreamed of and all I can do is add it to that mental repository of visual experiences to be enjoyed by me alone. Perhaps these moments will lead to my future writing career. In the short run (now the long run) it mostly leads to a sore back from always having a camera along. It can also lead to disgruntled travel buddies because it can take forever to get anywhere with a photographer in tow. Even with patient companions like mine, photography is not much of a spectator sport. The secret on this trip turned out to be early rising. There is a fresh, new world out there everyday before dawn and I found that I could shoot for 3 to 4 hours everyday before anyone even knew that I was gone. They always woke up to the smell of fresh coffee and the energy of a very happy photographer. All this said, here is a brief sampling of what I found in London and later in the Lot River Valley of central France.
The Lenox Project. Two Blocks, Two Weeks And One Hour A Day.
The Lenox Project was my way of reconnecting with my daily surroundings. I spent an hour a day for two weeks photographing the streets within two blocks of my studio in Lenox, MA. Each day was a revelation. I saw…