Rodney J. Cartasegna

LIFE magazine award winning photographer

  Hello! I’m Rodney, a LIFE Magazine award winning photographer (see below) living in Portland, Oregon. My passion is capturing the beauty of creation surrounding us, whether in the natural or urban landscape, a flower, or the face of a child. I love doing portraiture and helping people create precious memories of their special celebrations. In my individual portraits, capturing the inner character, spirit, and soul (if possible) in the face of my subject is my goal. Please have a look at my portfolios of work. It gives me great joy to share what I have been blessed to see and create.

  In addition to my individual Fine Art photographs, I love to incorporate biblical text with my photography, giving honor to The Creator of the heaven and the earth. Customers can even participate in creating their own personal inspirational work of art by selecting their favorite image from my portfolio and combining it with their cherished biblical text. The font style, layout and optional over-matt are also discussed.

  Your home is your sanctuary, a place of rest, love and nurturing. And what better way to enhance your surroundings than with beautiful photographs of creation, accompanied with your favorite encouraging and inspiring biblical passage. I welcome the opportunity to collaborate with you in creating that special piece for your place or a cherished gift for friends and family. An investment in fine art today creates a loving space where beauty lives long.

See samples by clicking here.         

  So, whether you want to beautify your home or office with sensitive works of art or individual and group portrait photography, or you’re in need of capturing life’s special events, such as weddings, birthdays, celebrations of life or any other important event, I am available for you.

  Please go to the Contact tab on my website so we can discuss your individual needs. And thank you for your time to view my portfolio and for considering a work of art to make your own.

Sincerely & Gratefully,

Rodney J. Cartasegna          

photolight7@yahoo.com
503-860-5127

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  In March of 1987, LIFE magazine announced its second Contest for Young Photographers. Eight months, and more than 60,000 photographs later, here are… THE WINNERS.

  "You may not recognize their faces, but the young men and women on this page represent the latest wave in a long tradition. They are among the finest of a new generation of photojournalists whose vision may help shape the way we look at the world in the decades to come."

  LIFE invited photographers age 30 and under (this outraged many of you) to submit up to 25 pictures "on any subject that reflects American society." By the time the last manila envelope had been opened, we had received 3,078 entries, almost twice the number of submissions to LIFE's first contest in 1951. Winners in that competition included Robert Frank, Ruth Orkin, Elliott Erwitt and Dennis Stock, all of whom later made their photographic mark.

  In June the magazine's former deputy picture editor, Mel Scott, took on the herculean task of sifting the entries down to a mere 250. It took him two weeks to look at more than 60,000 photographs. Then Scott was joined by six other distinguished judges for the final selection: Cornell Capa, executive director of the International Center of Photography; Van Deren Coke, director of the Department of Photography at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; David Hume Kennerly, Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer; Jane Livingston, associate director and chief curator of the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.; and David B. Travis, curator of the Photography Collection, the Art Institute of Chicago.

  After two weeks of judging, the panel had selected eight finalists. Although there was spirited disagreement over the order, enough so that two third prizes were awarded, there was unanimity on their excellence.

  Below is the caption that accompanied the photograph in LIFE magazine, November 1987.    

  The landscapes of Cartasegna are in striking contrast to the work of the photojournalists. Cartasegna, 28, a "fine arts" photographer in Milwaukie, Oregon says, "Light is the first thing that catches my eye. Light is what gives something life...transforms it into a deeper reality." Cartasegna likes to drive around the countryside looking for scenes and situations to photograph. One evening he drove through a town called Harrisburg. "The town looked about 30 years behind the times," he recalls. "The day was dark, cloudy and it had rained earlier. I drove down a dirt road and the white fence caught my eye. It had a kind of inner glow. And there were a lot of textures surrounding it- the ground, the foliage, the sidewalk. There was such a quietness about it."