BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:603@clevelandphoto.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250613T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250613T213000 DTSTAMP:20250516T193039Z URL:https://www.clevelandphoto.org/events/martin-osner-photographer/ SUMMARY:Photography as an Artform - Martin Osner Photographer - Zoom - Club will be open DESCRIPTION: \n\n \;\n\nHeadshot / See Attached.\n\nBiography:\nBorn in Johannesburg\, South Africa (1963)\, Martin Osner opened his first photog raphic studio in Johannesburg (1985)\, quickly establishing a solid reputa tion as a professional photographer and artist. In 1993\, he moved to Pret oria and co-founded the National College of Photography\, now recognised a s a premier photographic training institution in Southern Africa under Adv tech (Vega school). During this period\, he continued to run his commercia l photography studio and earned numerous professional photography awards.\ n\nIn 2008\, Osner relocated to Cape Town to establish a photographic art gallery\, which opened under his name in 2010. At the same time\, he decid ed to end his commercial photography pursuits to dedicate his full creativ e energy to art. In 2013\, he opened the Martin Osner Photography School i n Hout Bay\, allowing him to continue teaching. Shortly afterwards\, in 20 12\, Canon Europe invited him to participate in a brand video production\, Power to Your Next Step – landscape and portrait photography\, packaged with new DSLR Canon cameras as an instructional aid. He also served as a Canon Ambassador / Explorer for seven years.\n\nBy May 2017\, Osner expand ed his Cape Town gallery and rebranded it as the Art Photography Gallery. Later that year\, with his daughter\, Samantha Lee Osner\, he opened The O sner Exclusive in Hout Bay—a more intimate space showcasing his exhibiti on work and their father-daughter collaborations. In 2019\, he co-founded the Art Photography Academy—based in Germany and Cape Town—to teach ph otography and fine art photography online while providing an international support community for photographers and artists. In 2023\, he launched a countryside gallery in Napier in the Western Cape\, featuring collaborativ e work between father and daughter.\n\nOver the past twenty-five years\, O sner has taught hundreds of aspiring professional photographers and thousa nds of enthusiastic amateurs. In his work\, he shuns straightforward photo graphy in favour of an artistic vision that reflects his visual understand ing and spiritual appreciation of the world. A multi-award-winning artist —named Best Contemporary International Artist 2008/2009 by Arteque Art V olume 3 (Masters of Today)—Osner’s style is driven by an urge to explo re\, experiment\, and create. Concentrating on form\, pattern\, and shape\ , he believes simplicity is the cornerstone of successful imaging.\n\nOsne r attributes his style to several influences. The work of Henri Cartier-Br esson has inspired his social commentary and documentary photography\, whi le the teachings of Ansel Adams inform his approach to landscapes. Many of his still-life and abstract studies have been described as painterly or e xpressionistic\, reflecting the influence of artists such as Henri Matisse and Jackson Pollock.\n\nHe also emphasises the profound peace he experien ces in his creative process. Osner says\, "I believe my steps have been gu ided along an inventive and purposed path by an awesome and caring God. I have never doubted my love for photography or my burning passion for art. It is something I could never stop. It’s what I do\; it’s what I love\ ; it’s who I am.”\n\nToday\, Osner specialises in one-of-a-kind origin al paintings and mixed-media art alongside a contemporary portfolio of fin e art photography. His collection includes limited edition giclée prints and traditional black-and-white vintage prints for collectors\, ranging fr om emotive abstract compositions to atmospheric landscapes\, social docume ntaries\, and mixed-media pieces.\n\nTalk description:\nThis is a copy of the text used by another club in Australia for the same talk I will delive r to your club. Please adapt as you see fit.\n"Renowned international phot ographic instructor\, exhibiting artist\, and fine art photographer Martin Osner will share techniques to inspire your creativity. Martin\, an inspi rational speaker\, will introduce physical\, "by-hand" craft techniques he uses alongside photography to create incredible fine art. He will also ex plore photography as an art form\, offering techniques and perspectives th at encourage photographers to think beyond a traditional “photo” minds et."\n\nWebsite: https://www.martinosner.com/about-artist-martin-osner\n\n Title: Photography as an Artform END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR