Keith A Manning Photography

Pro Type: Photographer

My explorations around the world (to four of the seven continents), living with diverse peoples and visiting some of the most beautiful natural scenery our planet has to offer, has motivated my art.

My preferred photographic medium is black and white. I capture the images I create in color and then visualize most of the images in greyscale. I find the creative process of transforming a color image into greyscale is particularly exhilarating.

The techniques of my portraiture, in particular of musical performers, is inspired by Alfred Stieglitz. Most of the time, I emphasize the details of the performer’s facial expressions as they create beautiful music with their hands on an instrument. Other times I like to focus on the stillness of the instrument, as it contrasts with the the artist’s movements.

The techniques of my landscapes have been largely inspired by Stieglitz, Ansel Adams and Michael Kenna. Natural lighting, clouds and water moving at different speeds, contrasted with static scenery, create dramatic landscape images. By manipulating a scene with longer exposures, I seek to enhance tonal variations and complex textures transforming an interesting image into an unusual, unique and unworldly piece of art. The static scenery’s emphasis is enhanced, while the naturally occurring movement of nature adds its own creativity to my image.

My intent is for the viewer’s imagination to travel where ever the art piece may take them.

International Photography Awards:

2013: PX3 People’s Choice, First Prize; Category: Nature
Approaching Paradise

2019: International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention; Category: Fine Art Landscape Series, Black Beach Art
Icelandic Sculpture
Afternoon Moonlight
Haunted Black Beach

2019: International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention; Category: Event, Concert
Jazz Bass

2019: Epson International Pano Awards, Bronze Award (Amateur)
Alpenglow in the Dolomites at Sunrise

2019: Chromatic Awards, International Color Photography, Honorable Mention; Category: Nature (Amateur)
Approaching Paradise

2019: Monochrome International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention; Category: Amateur Landscapes
Icelandic Sculpture

2019: Monochrome International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention; Category: Amateur Portrait
Jazz Bass