Anita Soares chooses the Brazilian Amazons for inspiration, and she finds reward in the beauty of the locale. Crystalline waters mirror the vegetative grandeur, including a lonely hut that has become integral to the landscape. Shot in black and white, this photo won the photography contest sponsored by Rio de Janeiro's Botanical Gardens, in 2003. Printed on Fuji paper, with a Panama paper mat. Lim... more...

Anita Soares chooses the Brazilian Amazons for inspiration, and she finds reward in the beauty of the locale. Crystalline waters mirror the vegetative grandeur, including a lonely hut that has become integral to the landscape. Shot in black and white, this photo won the photography contest sponsored by Rio de Janeiro's Botanical Gardens, in 2003. Printed on Fuji paper, with a Panama paper mat. Limited edition of 50.   less...

A dazzling array of wild orchids waft delicate fragrance from brilliant petals. Artfully arranged in a porcelain jar, they center a colorful still life by Amita. She creates the abstract work in cold ceramic. First, the artist makes a paste of ceramic powder and plaster of Paris. She sets two layers of the paste inside a mango wood frame and creates a detailed high-relief composition, which she em... more...

A dazzling array of wild orchids waft delicate fragrance from brilliant petals. Artfully arranged in a porcelain jar, they center a colorful still life by Amita. She creates the abstract work in cold ceramic. First, the artist makes a paste of ceramic powder and plaster of Paris. She sets two layers of the paste inside a mango wood frame and creates a detailed high-relief composition, which she embellishes with oil paints.   less...

Dressed in traditional ceremonial regalia, drummers dance to the throbbing rhythms of their own instruments. Spectators share in the excitement of the festival, shaded from the African sun by colorful parasols. Randy Abeka Abbam creates an intricate and colorful portrait of the Dagomba people of northern Ghana. "I depict a group from the Dagomba tribe drumming and dancing in their ceremonial costu... more...

Dressed in traditional ceremonial regalia, drummers dance to the throbbing rhythms of their own instruments. Spectators share in the excitement of the festival, shaded from the African sun by colorful parasols. Randy Abeka Abbam creates an intricate and colorful portrait of the Dagomba people of northern Ghana. "I depict a group from the Dagomba tribe drumming and dancing in their ceremonial costumes," he says. Abbam creates the bright images by patiently gluing cotton thread to a card stock bas   less...

Floating serenely on a rippling lake, two swans join in a joyous water dance. Robson Sicuro takes his camera into the sierra above Rio de Janeiro to portray the wildlife at an altitude of 2,775 feet. Camouflaged by their color, nonetheless the graceful creatures are perfectly visible against reflected sunlight. Color photograph on opaque Kodak Professional paper, titled "Dan�a dos Cisnes" in Por... more...

Floating serenely on a rippling lake, two swans join in a joyous water dance. Robson Sicuro takes his camera into the sierra above Rio de Janeiro to portray the wildlife at an altitude of 2,775 feet. Camouflaged by their color, nonetheless the graceful creatures are perfectly visible against reflected sunlight. Color photograph on opaque Kodak Professional paper, titled "Dan�a dos Cisnes" in Portuguese. It features a mat border of 3mm Paran� paper, hand-painted with acrylic ink.   less...