Football still keeps me constantly busy, but this week I found a relatively new gallery close to home. I was able to pop in before grocery shopping. The name of the gallery is Bismarck Studios. They are located sort of by the Costco near 1604 and 281. Here's a link to the website . This month, in honor of Photoseptembre, they are showing several photographers. The photographers they are showing are commercial photographers, but the work shown is what they say is their creative side. The photographers featured were Clem Spalding, Erika Barrientes, and Jason Y'Tuarte. All of Spaldings shots were of individual swimmers at swimming competitions. There were a couple of soft focus shots that intrigued me. Jason Y'Tuarte showed a couple shots of D.C., one of Blue Star, one of Venice Beach, and one of a baby that was reminiscent of Anne Geddes. The one I found most interesting was the Blue Star piece. It has an eerie quality to it. Erika Barrientes had several themes: San Antonio street scene, close up flower, and several that focused on a man with prosthetic legs. These I liked best. I particularly liked the composition of the one entitled Freedom Isn't Free. It shows a close up of the man's prosthetic "knee" which has some sort of tight fitting cover on it. The cover is full of American images including and eagle and flags. I usually don't really appreciate work that is so in your face patriotic, but the composition makes it work. And the message seems pretty clear...this man lost his legs for our freedom.
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