Joel graduated from the University of Arizona in 1984 with a BA in Photography and soon established a commercial studio in Denver, Colorado. Joel has been selected as one of Canon Explorer Of Light's exclusive photographers. For over 35 years, Joel has worked for many of the world's leading advertising agencies and corporations. Over the years, thanks to his tasks, he has been to every state in the USA and fifty countries around the world. In 1990, Joel produced his first coffee book, "Navajo, Portrait of a Nation," which won a series of awards in photography and design, and produced a one...

In the art of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, still life most often accompanies other scenes and had a symbolic meaning contained in the objects presented in the painting. A few separate projects should be devoted to the symbolism of individual elements accompanying the depicted scenes, but this time they will not be the subject of consideration. Sixteenth-century Italy as well as Flanders and the Netherlands of the Baroque period became the homeland of the final development of the still life. The previous interest in the subject in Dutch art, visible in the 15th century, could now mature in a separate...

Still life is a painting genre that includes compositions, usually paintings or drawings, consisting of relatively small, stationary, most often inanimate objects, selected for compositional and aesthetic or symbolic reasons. Still life is nothing more than a moment from everyday life that has been stopped for a while. Maybe it, among others. be a bouquet of flowers, a bowl of fresh fruit, a plate of oysters, which are a manifestation of beauty and wealth. When analyzing a still life, we must take into account its universal dimension. This type of art is fashionable and desirable because it tries to satisfy, above...

This module is designed to develop the personal artistic path of each student. The first and probably the most important task is to find answers to the questions: What do I want to do? What interests me? What do I want to show? Before I go into these answers, I want to show you an article here that I received from Stephen King, my tutor. I publish the article in its entirety, because I believe that its content is extremely valuable. This is a wonderful text by Bill Jay, "The Thing Itself- The fundamental principle of photography "From: Occam's Razor -...