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FEATURED WORK:

STILL PHOTOGRAPHY/DIGITAL ART:
(Photo: "Untitled:" from the series: "Doughnut Vision," by David Rapoport, 2009).

DOUGHNUT VISION:

60 Photographs taken IN PUBLIC PLACES by David Rapoport (American b. 1960),
December, 2009 - February, 2010; New York City.

A Work in Progress. An Adobe Lightroom SlideShowPro 1.9.8.6 Presentation.
(c) 2010 by David Rapoport. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Doughnut Vision:
(Photo: "Mamoth Hot Springs:" from: "YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK:" by David Rapoport, 1986).

Yellowstone National Park: 1986.

15 Photographs taken IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK: by David Rapoport (American b. 1960):
August-September, 1986: Summer Site Excursion with the International Canter of Photography School and Douglas Faulkner. Wyoming / Montana.

An Adobe Lightroom SlideShowPro 1.9.8.6 Presentation.
(c) 1986 by David Rapoport. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Images of Yellowstone:
EXPERIMENTAL/NARRATIVE VIDEO:
(Photo: "Untitled," from "Lights," by David Rapoport, 2010)

LIGHTS:

An Experimental Film by David Rapoport (American, b. 1960). There are significant differences between what the camera lens sees, captures, and what is visible to the human eye. Is the 'lie' perceived as actual 'truth?' Is it possible to surrender to what is being presented, and become totally moved by it, certainly in a positive way?

An APPLE Quicktime .MOV Presentation. 24m 56s. (c) 2010 by David Rapoport. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Lights (The Movie):
AUDIO BIO/SNAPSHOT/INTERVIEW/MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS:
(Photo: "William Eggleston at Cheim & Read Gallery, NYC." Photo by David Rapoport, 2010).

LINK TO AUDIO: "William Eggleston:" - Analog : MP3 Audio.
(American, b. 1939).

'Audio Art Work' Recorded: Thursday, January 7, 2010, Opening Reception at Cheim Read Gallery, 547 West 25th Street, Chelsea, New York City. Celebrity photographer and the Old Processes. Eggleston speaks about Digital; People Speak about Eggleston and his work.

An Audio ArtWork by David Rapoport (American, b. 1960).

Running Time: 07:27. (c) 2010 by David Rapoport. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

(Photo: "Resort, 2008:" by Emma Wilcox).

LINK TO AUDIO "ARTWORK:" "Emma Wilcox at Gitterman Gallery:"- MP3 Audio.

This converstaion with (WEB LINK:) Emma Wilcox, took place at Gitterman Gallery, 170 East 75th Street, Opening Night, Thursday, June 24, 2010. Ms, Wilcox talks about her photographic works on exhibiton at the gallery.

Audio Interview by David Rapoport (American, b. 1960). An MP3 Audio Presentation. 03m 24s.

(c) 2010 by David Rapoport. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
(Photo: "Jacob Aue Sobol: 'Sabine:" David Rapoport, 2010).

LINK TO AUDIO: "Jacob Aue Sobol: Sabine and I, Tokyo," MP3 Audio.

At Yossi Milo Gallery, Chelsea, New York City, Opening Night, Thursday, January 14, 2010. Audio Interview: Magnum Photographer, (WEB LINK:) Jacob Aue Sobol talks about Sabine, Greenland, and Tokyo.

An Audio ArtWork by David Rapoport (American, b. 1960). 02m 38s.
(c) 2010 by David Rapoport. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
(Photo: "Portrait of Kenneth Josephson, by David Rapoport, 2010).

LINK TO AUDIO: "Kenneth Josephson:" - Interview: .MP3 Audio.

(American, b. 1932), at Gitterman Gallery.

Audio Interview: Opening Reception, Thursday, February 4, 2010. Mr. Josephson talks about his life, work, career, and exhibiting his work at Gitterman Gallery.

An Audio ArtWork by David Rapoport (American, b. 1960). 02m. 48s.

(c) 2010 by David Rapoport. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
(Photo: "Edward Burtynsky and William Hunt: Hasted Hunt Kraeutler Gallery," Photo by David Rapoport, 2009).

LINK TO AUDIO: "Edward Burtynsky: Oil," (Canadian, b. 1955). Recorded: Tuesday, October 6, 2009. Exhibition at at Hasted Hunt Kraeutler Gallery in Chelsea, NYC. Opening reception. Mr. Burtynsky discusses his large scale, color landscape images he has created, and the fundamental significance of 'oil' in his work.

(LINK:) Edward Burtynsky Website.

Audio Interview by David Rapoport. MP3 Audio. 02m. 09s.

(c) 2009 by David Rapoport. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

(Photo Credit: "Paolo Ventura: Hasted Hunt Kraeutler Gallery," by David Rapoport, 2009).

LINK TO AUDIO: "Paolo Ventura Constructs," (Italian, b. 1968). Mr. Ventura and His Work. Recorded: Wednesday, December 9, 2009, at the Hasted Hunt Kraeutler Gallery in New York City. Paolo takes us into his beautiful, awesome, strange and fascinating world.

(LINK:) Paolo Ventura Website. Audio interview by David Rapoport.

MP3 Audio. 01m. 57s.

(c) 2009 by David Rapoport. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

(Photo: "Batman," by Elinor Carucci, 2008.)

LINK TO AUDIO: "Closer with Elinor Carucci," (Israeli, b. 1971). MP3 Audio.

World renowned and celebrated fine art photographer speaks about her life, career and latest body of work. Recorded: Wednesday, December 23, 2009, at the SVA in NYC. In her photographs, Elinor offers a glimpse of her family life where intimacy, struggle, beauty, drama, and truth exist within the closeness of their co-existence and human interaction. (WEB LINK:) Elinor Carucci's Website.

An Audio ArtWork by David Rapoport (American, b. 1960). 05m. 41s.

(c) 2009 by David Rapoport. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

(Photo: "'N' Graphic:" Graphic Design by David Rapoport, 2010.)

LINK TO MP3 'AUDIO ARTWORK:' "Nicholas Nixon, Old Home, New Pictures."

Recorded: Thursday, September 10, 2009, at Pace MacGill Gallery, Midtown, NYC, Opening Night. Audio Commentary by David Rapoport, Photographer (American, b. 1960), Getting into Nixon's 11x14 Black and White Contact Prints.

Mp3 Audio. 03m. 53s.

AUDIO ART WORK is (c) 2009 by David Rapoport. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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