Darkroom & Digital Drama:
Stephen Schneiderman's Surreal Photography
Photography enthusiasts know Stephen Schneiderman as one of today's masters of the multiple image print. A resident of Brigantine, New Jersey, Schneiderman graduated from Temple University's Tyler School of Fine Arts in 1961. He pursued other business interests until 1981 when he devoted himself full time to his life long passion: photography. Since then he has written and lectured extensively on his techniques, and has gained international recognition for his magical darkroom creations.
Schneiderman's compositions are distinguished by strong creative and structural elements, rigorous attention to detail, and impeccable clarity in print quality. He has produced his images by using a unique system of masking and projections which he has developed and improved over the years. More recently, with the advent of electronic imaging Schneiderman has turned his skills to this new and exciting approach. Armed with both of these techniques his results are sometimes eerie, often haunting.
Exhibitions, Publications & Permanent Art Collections
Mr. Schneiderman has written five articles for Peterson's PHOTO-GRAPHIC Magazine where his unusual processes have been nationally recognized. His work was showcased in the premier issue of SCAPE Magazine, a international publication. ART BUSINESS NEWS chose the print "Manhattan" to be included in the new photo edition's section. The print, "Theater of The Absurd" was published. Pentax Family 57, a trade magazine, published by the Pentax Camera Company, included two images and an article about his technique. New Exposure, a fine art catalogue, featured one image. Camera & Darkroom, a national magazine, featured a ten page article and the cover of the magazine (January 1994). The cover of - The Miss America 75th Anniversary Program Book, and Photo Electronic Imaging Magazine, a three page article about his technique, with three images electronically assembled.
Mr. Schneiderman has had exhibitions at Rutgers State College-Stedman Gallery, Stockton State College, Ocean City Art Center, Ventnor Cultural Art Center, Atlantic City Art Center, The Alfred Lowenhertz Gallery of New York City, the Level 3 Gallery in Philadelphia, Emmies Gallery in Philadelphia \ Cape May, The Dyansen Gallery in the Taj Mahal Casino, Atlantic City, NJ Pisces Gallery, Woodstown, NJ, Gloucester County College, NJ, and The Philadelphia Museum of Art (sales and rental division).
This award winning photographer has his work in the permanent art collections of Cape May County, Atlantic County, Atlantic City, Rutgers State College and the Johnson & Johnson Foundation.
