“Venice Carnival” by Bob Tully | Awards Collective GalleryTalk

The Awards Collective was created to feature the works of artist who have received a Juror’s Award or Director’s Award in ASG’s Online exhibitions.  Bob Tully’s  image “Sacred Water“ received the Juror’s Award in the “water” exhibition juried by Elizabeth Avedon.  Bob’s exhibition “Venice Carnival” was featured from July 1 to July 31, 2024 and is discussed in our GalleryTalk with Bob.

Artist Statement

This body of work explores my recent travels, through photography, unveiling the misty magic of Venice in winter.

Her timeless beauty costumes itself in elegance and color. Her quiet streets and canals beckon those clad in both grandiosity and grace to celebrate Carnival.

My love affair with Venice’s architecture, history, and its people inspires me to visually reveal the rare enchantment of this magically beautiful city. These images are created with the specific desire that they function as metaphors, with a unique inner vision. They are not my possessions; they don’t belong to me. I simply attempt to bring the scenes to life with the intention of eliciting an emotional response from those who experience them.

Bob Tully
June, 2024

Bio

I was born in the South Bronx and experienced my early life in the many diverse neighborhoods of New York. My introduction to the imaginal world of photography materialized in a unique place and time. I witnessed my first print slowly appearing in the swirling liquid- filled pan, it was on a base camp during the Vietnam war. I knew immediately what I wanted to pursue when I returned home. I attended the New York Institute of Photography where the majority of the instructors were working professionals. I relocated to California and entered the City College of San Francisco which had an excellent two-year photography program. I then managed a rental photo lab which catered to local artist and photographers of the North Beach community. Shortly after I operated and owned a photography studio.

I became interested in video production and attended the College of Marin to study television production. I relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the Entertainment Industry. I was fortunate to be a member of five Emmy Award-winning camera crews. Before retiring I attended Santa Monica College to refresh and learn the contemporary techniques of the digital world of photography.

website: tullyphoto.com
instagram: @tullyphoto

link to online exhibition