Father

• Photographer
  Alexander Newman
• Website
  https://www.ZenArtPhotography.com

In 1943, a six-year-old William Newman stood in a Czechoslovakian field with his mother and her friends as they washed clothes. A Nazi officer would arrive, and reprimand the women. William, crying, was told to ‘shut up’ by the officer but didn’t, resulting in a slap across the face and a pistol pointed at his head. William would suffer traumatic experiences throughout the war, and carry them throughout his life. Despite these memories, witnessing horrors of the world at such a young age, he has maintained an aura of gentleness and kindness, as captured in this series of candid photographs.

• Biography
  Alexander L. Newman is a self-taught, multi-award-winning wilderness, street, and fine art photographer living in Jefferson, Maine, USA. He uses photography as a tool to capture and share the passion he has for the beauty, emotion, and nuance he sees within all aspects of nature and life. Alexander’s approach to photography is about seeking out, discovering, and catching authentic and spontaneous moments with minimal post-editing, not creating staged scenes and visuals.
• Awards
  "Faces of Youth, Passion, Protest, and Hope" 2019 Tokyo International Foto Awards, Non-Professional - Subcategory Winner Events-Other Gold Award, Category Winner Events 2nd Place Award "Clouds and Mountains Above" 2019 IPA - Nature:Landscape - Honorable Mention (Amateur) "Gondolas and Gondoliers" 2019 Monovisions Photography Awards; Series, Travel- Honorable Mention "Reaching for Space and Air" 2019 Monovisions Photography Awards; Photo, Street Photography - Honorable Mention "Pigeon Bathing" 2019 Monovisions Photography Awards; Photo, Street Photography - Honorable Mention "The Sun Paints The Sky" 2019 Monovisions Photography Awards; Photo, Nature and Wildlife - Honorable Mention "Black and White Warbler" 2019 Monovisions Photography Awards; Photo, Nature and Wildlife - Honorable Mention "Gondolier" 2019 IPA - One-Shot Harmony: Street Photography (urban scenery) - Honorable Mention "Girl Running With Pigeons" 2019 IPA - One-Shot Harmony: Street Photography (perfect place and timing) - Honorable Mention "A Plea To Beauty" 2019 IPA - One-Shot Harmony: Street Photography (perfect place and timing) - Honorable Mention "A Late Afternoon Nap In The Park" 2019 IPA - One-Shot Harmony: Street Photography (portraits...) - Honorable Mention "Clouds and Peaks" 2018 Fine Art Photography Awards - Landscape - Nominee Award (Amateur) "An Eye On The Light " 2018 Fine Art Photography Awards - Wildlife/Animals - Nominee Award (Amateur) "An Eye On The Light" 2018 IPA - Fine Art - 3rd Place (Amateur) "Dragonfly" 2018 IPA - Nature - Honorable Mention (Amateur) "Clouds and Peaks" 2018 Monochrome Awards - Landscapes - Honorable Mention (Amateur) "The Sun Paints The Sky" 2018 Monochrome Awards - Nature - Honorable Mention (Amateur) "Love In A Tuscan Storm" 2017 Monochrome Awards - Landscapes - Honorable Mention (Amateur) "Love In A Tuscan Storm" 2018 IPA - One-Shot Harmony: Nature - Honorable Mention