CREATING ARTISTIC COMPOSITION --- The Cleveland Institute of Art inspired her, as did the basement darkroom of her childhood home. With a BA in English Literature Fordham and her MFA in Photography from the renowned Yale University School of Art, Carolyn has developed her style towards an ethereal, magical mood, both in landscape photographic art, and for capturing the spark in those transformative wedding moments. Carolyn’s work has been exhibited around the world and at global art fairs. She has also taught and printed custom work since her Midwest high school adventures. Carolyn’s fine art work requires her solitude and personal reflection while her wedding and portrait photography is incredibly outgoing and social. Starting with street photography, then portraiture, she is now able to express the portrait within landscapes – making both inanimate or animate objects the evocative focus of her photographs. Her wedding photographs always capture the spirit of an intensely focused threshold-crossing moment or the peaceful seconds between such milestones. Mysterious, but not always serious; her magical pictures include moments of joy and moments of deep love. Sparks of excitement captured, layers of rich information tell your magnificent story. And Carolyn knows how to have fun, too. Warm, with a great sense of humor, Carolyn will definitely put nerves at ease on your big day. PRAISE --- Her awards include a travel grant from the English Speaking Union, a grant from the city of New Haven, CT, and a multimedia fellowship from The Rotunda Gallery and BRIC TV. Recent residencies at renowned art colonies, including the Djerassi Foundation, the Millay Colony, and Blue Mountain Center, place her in inspirational environments that influence her work in landscapes. Her photographs are in the Margulies Warehouse Collection in Miami, the Johnson & Johnson Corporate Art Collection, and in numerous private collections in the US and abroad. Carolyn lives in Brooklyn, New York, when she’s not taking a residency in Edna St. Vincent Millay’s house or somewhere else equally fabulous. > “I draw from **fairy tales**, **myths**, the fragmentary space of **dreams** and my personal experiences with the environment to discover and **create mystery** in the realm of the natural world. It is a darker, enigmatic beauty to which I am drawn – that of the shadowy forests of Hansel and Gretel, not the pristine views of Ansel Adams.” – Carolyn Monastra 2009-08-18T22:06:15-04:00 Fine arts residencies have shaped Carolyn Monastra’s photographs into ethereal, magical pieces, full of style and mystery image/jpeg carolyn.jpg 57104 2009-09-10T00:53:28-04:00 7 image/jpeg CAR0001.jpg 451005 2010-01-13T16:51:05-05:00 New York City Carolyn Monastra 6 Carolyn's rates start at $5,500 2010-02-23T13:45:13-05:00 7