Jeff Watts

I am a life long New York photographer who shoots the great images that the city has to offer and find the New York area the most interesting and diverse location to photograph and create photo art imagery.

I have been fascinated by photography my whole life and enjoy all aspects of the photographic process. I love to create artistic visual imagery and not being endowed with any serious level of drawing or painting skills, photography allows me to do just that; Create Photo Art!

I work within the digital medium having shifted from film-based photography ten years ago. In this world of instant gratification, using digital enables me to immediately see what I’ve captured through the lens and in turn, be inspired to expand my imagination on lighting, camera angle and subject matter. Digital also allows me to easily share my work with others which is a brilliant way to showcase my work and network within the artistic communities.

My subjects are boundless in nature in that I like to shoot anything I find of interest whether it be captured in color or in black and white. My intent is to create visual imagery that evokes to the viewer some level of emotion when they look at my work. As far as process, I view the capturing of t...

- Graduate of Brooklyn College, New York [1974]
- Select Formal Photography Courses
- Select Art & Design Classes

I am a "self-taught" photographer and have been creating photo art imagery for over 30 years and take every opportunity to attend related photography classes and study the work of many world class photographers.

I am an active member of The Brooklyn Camera Club in New York - the oldest continually running photography club in the United States. [Established 1864] I am also a proud member of the following Artist coalitions:

- Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition [BWAC]

- Rockaway Artist Alliance [RAA]

- Williamsburg Arts & Historical Center [WAH]

BUSINESS BACKGROUND
- International Business Consulting
- Extensive International Travel [1985 – 2008

I show my photo art at a number of galleries in New York City throughout the year:

Salmagundi Art Club - Greenwich Village, NYC

Viridian Gallery - Chelsea

BWAC: Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition Red Hook

WAH: Williamsburg Art & Historical Center

RAA: Rockaway Artists Alliance Breezy Point