HAYWARD — Patrons of the arts come in all shapes, sizes and species.
Not unexpectedly, homo sapiens, or humans, crowded Friday night's opening reception at PhotoCentral Gallery for "Nature's Whisper and Roar," a wildlife photography exhibit.
The guest list also included a great horned owl, turkey vulture, American kestrel and domestic dove from Fairview's Sulphur Creek Nature Center.
The birds, residents at the wildlife rehabilitation and education center, were stars in the flesh and in photos. Their high-definition pictures were included among 100 photographs of animals and birds from Alaska to Africa, and Yosemite to the hills above Hayward.
The birds were brought from an adjoining room by ones and twos, center Coordinator Wendy Winsted said, to reduce the stress level.
"They're used to crowds," Winsted explained, "but not too much (at one time)."
The work of photographers Oliver Klink of San Jose and Munir Kureshi are featured in the exhibit. Klink photographed the center's birds, and is donating proceeds from the sales of these pictures back to the center.
Klink also photographed "The Players,"11/2-year-old grizzly cubs, in Alaska last summer. For seven days, he followed the cubs and their mother to observe their behavior. He captured many images, including a playful moment depicted in the exhibit photo.
Earlier this month, Kureshi visited Monterey, where he took a picture of a mother sea otter and her pup. The mother manages to keep the pup on her belly while turning in the waters of Monterey Bay.
Kureshi learned about hummingbirds while photographing them in the Santa Cruz Mountains, as well as Arizona, in recent years. On some days, he observed more than 100 hummingbirds at a time, in areas specially planted to attract the energetic, 2-inch-long birds with iridescent feathers. "The technical challenge is to freeze their flapping wings, and capture unusual postures often undetected by the human eye," Kureshi said. He learned to distinguish the different types of hummingbirds as they hovered in midair to display territorial dominance, courtship rituals, or merely feeding.
PhotoCentral Gallery hours are 5 to 10 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. The gallery is at 1099 E St. "Nature's Whisper and Roar" will be exhibited through March 2. For information, visit http://www.photocentral.org, e-mail info@photocentral.org, or call 510-881-6721.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Ostrander Images - Published at Schmap
check out the site (www.schmap.com) that published one of my images of the Ostrander ski hut (Yosemite National Park).
Sunday, January 6, 2008
PhotoCentral - Nature's Whisper and Roar - Press Release
PhotoCentral Gallery
1099 E Street, Hayward, CA 94541• 510-881-6721• info@photocentral.org
January, 2008- For immediate release
Exhibit: Nature’s Whisper and Roar: The wildlife photographs of Oliver Klink and Munir Kureshi
Location PhotoCentral GalleryLower Level, Hayward Area Park and Recreation District Offices, 1099 E Street, Hayward, California
Dates: January 25, 2008 to March 2, 2008
Reception/Portfolio Viewing: Friday, January 25, 6:30-9:30 pm
Gallery Hours Monday 5 -10 pm, Tuesday & Thursday 10 am -2 pm, Saturday 12-4 pm
Contact Person: Geir Jordahl, 510-881-6721
Hayward Area Recreation District’s PhotoCentral Gallery’s next exhibition features stunning photographs of animals and birds from Alaska to Africa and from Yosemite to our local backyards. Nature’s Whisper and Roar: The wildlife photographs of Oliver Klink and Munir Kureshi opens on Friday, January 25 from 6:30 to 9:30 pm. This exhibition was curated by Geir and Kate Jordahl, directors of PhotoCentral, and will thrill the visitors with images of animals large and small, from hummingbirds to eagles, from the cheetahs to grizzly bears. With over 100 photographs on display, this exhibition will be one of the largest and most inspiring wildlife exhibit in the Bay area in many years.
The opening night reception will include live animals from the Sulphur Creek Nature Center as well as tips and pointers for successful animal photography by the photographers. This is an evening and an exhibition not to miss! The event is free and all are welcome. The exhibition continues through March 2, 2008.
Oliver Klink, San Jose, has a Masters in Physics engineering and an MBA in business. Klink also studied photography in college. He says, "Giving Nature the ability to speak through my camera is what inspires me." Klink travels to many parks and countries to teach workshops and photograph animals in the wild. He sites Frans Lanting and Tom Mangelsen as key inspirations to his photography. His photographic colleague, Munir Kureshi, Los Gatos, who grew up in Ahmedabad, India, is a veterinarian and brings his knowledge and concern for animals to his gentle imagery. Each photographer strives to understand and honor the animals they photograph and share this with their viewers. As Kureshi says: "Nature, from the African plains to the wilderness of Alaska, is powerful, captivating and majestic. Through my photos, I hope to share the beauty and danger that nature provides."
For this exhibit, PhotoCentral is pleased to offer two special edition prints by Oliver Klink and Munir Kureshi. Prints are signed, numbered, stamped for authenticity, and can be viewed at www.IncredibleTravelPhotos.com. Contact PhotoCentral today to reserve your copy.
The PhotoCentral Gallery is located at 1099 E Street, Hayward, CA and is open Monday from 5 pm to 10 pm, Tuesday and Thursdays from 10 am- 2 pm and Saturdays 12 am to 4 pm. PhotoCentral offers quality artwork in its gallery and outstanding facilities for the dedicated photographic artist with classes, workshops, darkrooms and a matting facility. Expand your creativity in a supportive community! Visit PhotoCentral today. For more information, please call PhotoCentral at 510-881-6721. You can also contact us via email at info@photocentral.org or visit PhotoCentral on the web at http://www.photocentral.org where you will find information on classes, workshops and other events.
(Press Prints are available on request)
1099 E Street, Hayward, CA 94541• 510-881-6721• info@photocentral.org
January, 2008- For immediate release
Exhibit: Nature’s Whisper and Roar: The wildlife photographs of Oliver Klink and Munir Kureshi
Location PhotoCentral GalleryLower Level, Hayward Area Park and Recreation District Offices, 1099 E Street, Hayward, California
Dates: January 25, 2008 to March 2, 2008
Reception/Portfolio Viewing: Friday, January 25, 6:30-9:30 pm
Gallery Hours Monday 5 -10 pm, Tuesday & Thursday 10 am -2 pm, Saturday 12-4 pm
Contact Person: Geir Jordahl, 510-881-6721
Hayward Area Recreation District’s PhotoCentral Gallery’s next exhibition features stunning photographs of animals and birds from Alaska to Africa and from Yosemite to our local backyards. Nature’s Whisper and Roar: The wildlife photographs of Oliver Klink and Munir Kureshi opens on Friday, January 25 from 6:30 to 9:30 pm. This exhibition was curated by Geir and Kate Jordahl, directors of PhotoCentral, and will thrill the visitors with images of animals large and small, from hummingbirds to eagles, from the cheetahs to grizzly bears. With over 100 photographs on display, this exhibition will be one of the largest and most inspiring wildlife exhibit in the Bay area in many years.
The opening night reception will include live animals from the Sulphur Creek Nature Center as well as tips and pointers for successful animal photography by the photographers. This is an evening and an exhibition not to miss! The event is free and all are welcome. The exhibition continues through March 2, 2008.
Oliver Klink, San Jose, has a Masters in Physics engineering and an MBA in business. Klink also studied photography in college. He says, "Giving Nature the ability to speak through my camera is what inspires me." Klink travels to many parks and countries to teach workshops and photograph animals in the wild. He sites Frans Lanting and Tom Mangelsen as key inspirations to his photography. His photographic colleague, Munir Kureshi, Los Gatos, who grew up in Ahmedabad, India, is a veterinarian and brings his knowledge and concern for animals to his gentle imagery. Each photographer strives to understand and honor the animals they photograph and share this with their viewers. As Kureshi says: "Nature, from the African plains to the wilderness of Alaska, is powerful, captivating and majestic. Through my photos, I hope to share the beauty and danger that nature provides."
For this exhibit, PhotoCentral is pleased to offer two special edition prints by Oliver Klink and Munir Kureshi. Prints are signed, numbered, stamped for authenticity, and can be viewed at www.IncredibleTravelPhotos.com. Contact PhotoCentral today to reserve your copy.
The PhotoCentral Gallery is located at 1099 E Street, Hayward, CA and is open Monday from 5 pm to 10 pm, Tuesday and Thursdays from 10 am- 2 pm and Saturdays 12 am to 4 pm. PhotoCentral offers quality artwork in its gallery and outstanding facilities for the dedicated photographic artist with classes, workshops, darkrooms and a matting facility. Expand your creativity in a supportive community! Visit PhotoCentral today. For more information, please call PhotoCentral at 510-881-6721. You can also contact us via email at info@photocentral.org or visit PhotoCentral on the web at http://www.photocentral.org where you will find information on classes, workshops and other events.
(Press Prints are available on request)
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Critic's Choice: Africa meets Alaska: A Wildlife Experience
By Rachel Swan - EastBayExpress - October 17-23, 2007
Rarely do we get to see the savannahs of Africa or the ice planes of Alaska without the filter of a BBC nature documentary, which usually involved a meticulous, passionless narrator, and tawdry cinematography.
But this month, photographers Oliver Klink and Munir Kureshi will regale the folk of Hercules with a more subtle and captivating glimpse of the natural World. The photographer's new exhibit, Africa Meets Alaska: A Wildlife Experience combines visions of pristine nature - a flower opening like pouting lip or a cloud band at twilight, mottled with the same purples and blacks that color the bruised part of a fruit - with surreptitious shots of eagles eviscerating their prey, or two zebras catching a stolen embrace.
Defying the cheesy lyricism of a National Geographic safari, Klink and Kureshi opt for a more expressionistic, often astonishing view of the road less traveled.
Africa Meets Alaska runs through November 17 at XZiBTit Hercules Art Gallery. IBTranslateit.com - Rachel Swan.
Rarely do we get to see the savannahs of Africa or the ice planes of Alaska without the filter of a BBC nature documentary, which usually involved a meticulous, passionless narrator, and tawdry cinematography.
But this month, photographers Oliver Klink and Munir Kureshi will regale the folk of Hercules with a more subtle and captivating glimpse of the natural World. The photographer's new exhibit, Africa Meets Alaska: A Wildlife Experience combines visions of pristine nature - a flower opening like pouting lip or a cloud band at twilight, mottled with the same purples and blacks that color the bruised part of a fruit - with surreptitious shots of eagles eviscerating their prey, or two zebras catching a stolen embrace.
Defying the cheesy lyricism of a National Geographic safari, Klink and Kureshi opt for a more expressionistic, often astonishing view of the road less traveled.
Africa Meets Alaska runs through November 17 at XZiBTit Hercules Art Gallery. IBTranslateit.com - Rachel Swan.
Friday, October 5, 2007
XZIBTiT Gallery - Duo Exhibition by Oliver Klink & Munir Kureshi
IT TAKES TWO PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM EAST AND WEST TO CAPTURE NATURE’S ESSENCE IN AFRICA ANDALASKA
** OVER 60 Photographs Exhibited **
By Ihsan Bouabid
Hercules, Oct 6 – Oliver Klink and Munir Kureshi met in 2004 while photographing Yosemite National Park. From then on, they traveled together several times to Alaska. They also went to many natural reserves and national monuments all across the United States.
“The natural complement of skills and personality made us team up. Munir brings his flair and the artistry of film, medium format and digital photography, where my engineering experience eases planning and post processing,” explained Oliver.
From October 6 to November 17 at XZIBTit Hercules Art Gallery, "Where Africa meets America: A wildlife experience," features some of their combined most recent photographs of nature and animals taken in East Africa and Alaska. It is their first exclusive duo presentation at an art gallery.
The 44 color photos capture moments of the daily life of the Big 5 in Africa, the lion, the leopard, the elephant, the buffalo and the rhinoceros and their counterparts in Alaska, the grizzly and the black bears, the moose, the whale and the eagle.
With themes such as love and care, hunting and eating habits, they convey the beauty of nature and wildlife at its purest.
“As far apart as the two continents are, wildlife goes through the same process of life and survival. Africa is seen as abundance of species, where Alaska is survival. The cycle of life is shortened in the latter with the season, where in Africa it is rougher with the competition,” said the photographers.
Born in Lausanne, at the edge of Swiss Alps, Oliver Klink was introduced to nature at an early age and to photography by his father when both were hiking. “I was excited when I could see the wonderful sceneries and memories. I then took on photography when in college, focusing on black and white,” recalled Oliver.
Educated in his home country, Switzerland, as well as in Germany, Canada and the United States, he holds a Masters in Physics engineering and an MBA in business. He has lived and worked in the US since the early 1990s.
Using a Canon (1d Mark III, 1d Mark IIN), his technique is to apply the discipline of film photography to digital.
“Prepare, think, and photograph,” is what Oliver teaches in his workshops the latest of which took place last month. For him, photography is a natural complement to his field of expertise, where he searches for symmetry, clean lines, and perfect composition.
“Perfect science is about simplicity. My photographs invite the viewer with their simplicity,” commented Oliver.
Among his influences in photography, he cites Frans Lanting (USA), for merging art and multimedia and Australian Peter Lik (Australia) whose photos are an expression of “nature at its best,” according to Oliver Klink
As for Munir, he was born and grew up in a very well known family in Ahmedabad, a densely populated city in the State of Gujarat, India, which was at the forefront of the Indian independence and civil disobedience movement in the early twentieth century.
It’s from Ahmadabad that in 1930, Mahatma Gandhi initiated the Salt Satyagraha by embarking from his ashram on the Dandi Salt March and Munir’s great grand father and grand father spent most of their adult life with Gandhi and accompanied him at the Salt Satyagraha.
During his childhood and youth, Munir spent all his free time with one of his father’s friend who was in charge of a local zoo. “He encouraged me to become a veterinarian and that’s exactly what I did,” he said
After earning a BS in Zoology in India, he went to the School of Forestry at the University of Florida and graduated in Natural Resources and Wildlife Management. Back to India, he went to the College of Veterinary Medicine in Bombay, before returning to the United States for an internship in New York and other studies at the University of Missouri.
“Being around animals since childhood, I started taking pictures of them and so, I developed a passion for photography,” added Munir. With animals, you have to be ready for any type of situation, you have to be creative in your technique and knowing their behavior is very important,” he pointed out.
In order to achieve this, he uses a Nikon camera because it’s a quality equipment that allows preciseness and speed.
“Animal photography is lots of fun: go out and enjoy taking pictures. At the same time respect and preserve the wildlife,” concluded Munir Kureshi. (XZIBTit/2007)
Contacts:
Oliver Klink http://www.incredibletravelphotos.com/
Munir Kureshi http://www.mkphotogallery.com/
** OVER 60 Photographs Exhibited **
By Ihsan Bouabid
Hercules, Oct 6 – Oliver Klink and Munir Kureshi met in 2004 while photographing Yosemite National Park. From then on, they traveled together several times to Alaska. They also went to many natural reserves and national monuments all across the United States.
“The natural complement of skills and personality made us team up. Munir brings his flair and the artistry of film, medium format and digital photography, where my engineering experience eases planning and post processing,” explained Oliver.
From October 6 to November 17 at XZIBTit Hercules Art Gallery, "Where Africa meets America: A wildlife experience," features some of their combined most recent photographs of nature and animals taken in East Africa and Alaska. It is their first exclusive duo presentation at an art gallery.
The 44 color photos capture moments of the daily life of the Big 5 in Africa, the lion, the leopard, the elephant, the buffalo and the rhinoceros and their counterparts in Alaska, the grizzly and the black bears, the moose, the whale and the eagle.
With themes such as love and care, hunting and eating habits, they convey the beauty of nature and wildlife at its purest.
“As far apart as the two continents are, wildlife goes through the same process of life and survival. Africa is seen as abundance of species, where Alaska is survival. The cycle of life is shortened in the latter with the season, where in Africa it is rougher with the competition,” said the photographers.
Born in Lausanne, at the edge of Swiss Alps, Oliver Klink was introduced to nature at an early age and to photography by his father when both were hiking. “I was excited when I could see the wonderful sceneries and memories. I then took on photography when in college, focusing on black and white,” recalled Oliver.
Educated in his home country, Switzerland, as well as in Germany, Canada and the United States, he holds a Masters in Physics engineering and an MBA in business. He has lived and worked in the US since the early 1990s.
Using a Canon (1d Mark III, 1d Mark IIN), his technique is to apply the discipline of film photography to digital.
“Prepare, think, and photograph,” is what Oliver teaches in his workshops the latest of which took place last month. For him, photography is a natural complement to his field of expertise, where he searches for symmetry, clean lines, and perfect composition.
“Perfect science is about simplicity. My photographs invite the viewer with their simplicity,” commented Oliver.
Among his influences in photography, he cites Frans Lanting (USA), for merging art and multimedia and Australian Peter Lik (Australia) whose photos are an expression of “nature at its best,” according to Oliver Klink
As for Munir, he was born and grew up in a very well known family in Ahmedabad, a densely populated city in the State of Gujarat, India, which was at the forefront of the Indian independence and civil disobedience movement in the early twentieth century.
It’s from Ahmadabad that in 1930, Mahatma Gandhi initiated the Salt Satyagraha by embarking from his ashram on the Dandi Salt March and Munir’s great grand father and grand father spent most of their adult life with Gandhi and accompanied him at the Salt Satyagraha.
During his childhood and youth, Munir spent all his free time with one of his father’s friend who was in charge of a local zoo. “He encouraged me to become a veterinarian and that’s exactly what I did,” he said
After earning a BS in Zoology in India, he went to the School of Forestry at the University of Florida and graduated in Natural Resources and Wildlife Management. Back to India, he went to the College of Veterinary Medicine in Bombay, before returning to the United States for an internship in New York and other studies at the University of Missouri.
“Being around animals since childhood, I started taking pictures of them and so, I developed a passion for photography,” added Munir. With animals, you have to be ready for any type of situation, you have to be creative in your technique and knowing their behavior is very important,” he pointed out.
In order to achieve this, he uses a Nikon camera because it’s a quality equipment that allows preciseness and speed.
“Animal photography is lots of fun: go out and enjoy taking pictures. At the same time respect and preserve the wildlife,” concluded Munir Kureshi. (XZIBTit/2007)
Contacts:
Oliver Klink http://www.incredibletravelphotos.com/
Munir Kureshi http://www.mkphotogallery.com/
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
SOLD OUT - Photography Workshop - September 22-23,2007
Please join wildlife photographer Oliver Klink and Munir Kureshi to learn how to photograph hummingbirds. You will be surrounded by more than 50 hummingbirds, buzzing around feeders and natural flowers.
Schedule:
Day 1 - Instruction/Photoshoot 2PM - 7PM
You will learn about hummingbirds, their behavior and patterns to watch for. We will have the first photoshoot session, followed by review and Q&A session.
Dinner provided
Day 2 - Photoshoot 7AM - 6PM
Hands On Practice: Stations will be set up for you to photograph the hummingbirds under different lighting, backgrounds and situations. Wrap Up, Critique & Review.
Breakfast, lunch and snacks provided.
WORKSHOP FULL
"I never thought I would learn so much about photographing
hummingbirds in such a natural setting."
-Jim, San Francisco
Schedule:
Day 1 - Instruction/Photoshoot 2PM - 7PM
You will learn about hummingbirds, their behavior and patterns to watch for. We will have the first photoshoot session, followed by review and Q&A session.
Dinner provided
Day 2 - Photoshoot 7AM - 6PM
Hands On Practice: Stations will be set up for you to photograph the hummingbirds under different lighting, backgrounds and situations. Wrap Up, Critique & Review.
Breakfast, lunch and snacks provided.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
SOLD OUT - Photography Workshop - September 15-16,2007
Please join wildlife photographer Oliver Klink and Munir Kureshi to learn how to photograph hummingbirds. You will be surrounded by more than 50 hummingbirds, buzzing around feeders and natural flowers.
WORKSHOP FULL
"The number of hummingbirds was astonishing."
-Sarah, Cupertino
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