Yvette Meltzer has worked with a variety of visual art mediums throughout her life, but it is the
magic and mystery of photography that has captured her long-term engagement. While advancing
in a career in education and social services, she always kept a camera tucked close by, ready to
record the rich and detailed world around her. Eventually she traded in her briefcase for a camera bag.
Yvette’s conceptual art photography reflects her interest in people, the narratives of their lives,
and the environments that shape them. Through her lens she enjoys the convergence of color,
light, and form, so often missed by the naked eye. At the end of the day Yvette considers herself
successful if her subjects feel empowered, if her photographs have engaged people’s curiosity
and/or motivated them to think. She strives for congruence between her values and her images
and hopes that her aesthetics add pleasure to people’s lives. A recent arrival to Durham, North
Carolina, Yvette’s award-winning photographs have been exhibited in galleries and publications
both nationally and internationally, and are held in numerous private collections.
SONY A7R camera
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