Michael Wisnieux

~ Moved by Music ~
Michael Wisnieux’s favorite subjects have been Musicians, since initiating his professional photography career at age 14. Via articulate expression & emotional connection, their charisma, insightful subject matter, and socio-political issues have motivated Michael’s work. By recording and presenting the world’s most inspiring communicators, manifesting moments of peak performance, Michael shares his love of beauty in sound and image, for others to embrace.

The inspiration for Michael Wisnieux’s photography was seeded by his advertising-industry father. Norbert collected, on cassette & camera, each detail of Michael’s life with loving attention and communication. His grammar-school graduation gift, a 35mm Canon AT-1, quickly enabled professional work; and after graduation from Loyola Academy, Michael designed & built a sophisticated B&W darkroom, developing innovative analog photochemical techniques. He has worked in most formats: e.g. 35mm, Hasselblad, Fuji GX680, & view cameras to 11×14”; extending his style via Scitex, & Macintosh computers since their introduction.

The WISNIEUX ICONS series features large limited-edition prints, elegant color-enhanced digital remasters of his analog originals – some of the...

Northwestern University
— Evanston, Illinois USA

International Film & Television Workshops
— Rockport, Maine USA

Loyola Academy
— Wilmette, Illinois USA

Featured Artist #1 & Moderator:
Hive Gallery 2nd Annual Photo Show:
Fine Art Photography — September 2016
http://fb.com/WIZNUstudio/videos/937427983069836/

Downtown Art Walk Featured Artist:
February 2016 • The Edison Room
634 S. Spring St. Los Angeles CA 90014

Gloria Delson Contemporary Arts Gallery:
for the month of World Art Day, April 2015

Wisnieux.com/MasterClass – for photographers refining their skills, to elevate their work – recurred monthly at DTLA's WIZNU Studio (2012-2016).

— The enigmatic and diversified Mr. Wisnieux has exhibited his work selectively & irregularly since the 1980's — as he now rebirths classic images and innovates nu ones, we shall do our best to keep track of it all! —