You have never seen Berlin, Md like this before.
We are proud to present
The Globe's First Berlin Photography Showcase, a collection of work from sixteen local photographers. These photographers range from novice to professional, life-long locals to newer residents, but all share a sincere love of
Americas Coolest Small Town.
We invite you to visit
The Balcony and Side Stage Galleries this September and October, and enjoy Berlin captured through the lens of sixteen unique perspectives.
The Opening Reception for The Berlin Photography Showcase will be held Friday September 12, 2014 from 5pm to 9pm in The Balcony Art Gallery. Meet Our Photographers, Lounge with Light Refreshments, and Stroll the Streets of Historic Downtown Berlin for
Berlin 2nd Friday.
Meet our sixteen photographers below.
"The ability of Berlin to transcend generations is what inspires me the most. For me, a walk down Main St. conjures memories of Rayne’s Reef milkshakes while for my Dad, it might be riding his bike to catch a movie at The Globe. This timeless quality (along with a place called Burley Oak) keeps drawing me from the hustle of Ocean City more and more."
Wyatt Harrison is a 26 year old from Ocean City, MD. After high school, he attended the University of San Diego and graduated with a BA in Anthropology. Working the summers in Ocean City afforded him the ability to travel, where his love for photography developed and he saw an opportunity for his own business, Plak That. He currently runs the printing company full time and resides in Ocean City, MD.
"Graduating with a Bachelors in History, I never realized that my love for the past would be reflected in my photography. Living and working in #MDsCoolestSmallTown has inspired me to capture the history that surrounds us in photographs.
I moved to the Eastern Shore to enjoy a slower pace of life after spending several years working in fast-paced settings. As the owner of Good Clean Fun Life, an arts and entertainment magazine online, I have had the opportunity to spread good vibes, promote entertainment, artists, and events across the Mid-Atlantic region through my photography."
"Berlin has inspired me for a long time; not just downtown, but all of the surrounding areas as well. I wanted to capture the welcoming serenity of the outskirts of town. Berlin to me is relaxed but full of life, which is what I admire most."
Chloe Ferber is a photographer and multimedia artist from Berlin, Maryland. Her inspiration comes from nature and the nature of people around her. She offers a wide variety of creative services with a unique touch!
"My job requires me to occasionally photograph news in Berlin, but the town and its folks render each experience to be truly rad. I honestly spend most of my free time here.
I grew up in New Jersey and found photography while studying film production in college and fooling around with my girlfriend's DSLR. I made a handful of short films which led to a job filming high school football. I eventually landed an internship at a newspaper in Texas through a photojournalist friend, and eight months later found myself as a staff photographer for The Daily Times here on this thing we call Delmarva."
"Berlin Maryland, a quaint, charming, family friendly, festival packed small town full of unspoiled niceness. The relaxing 2nd Friday Art Stroll, the exciting bathtub races, the talent displayed at the Fiddlers convention, the beautiful Victorian Christmas, and so much more, there is something for every photographer. Berlin is indeed America's Coolest Small (Photogenic) town."
I retired to Ocean Pines on a part time basis 8 years ago. After seeing photographs at an art show I accepted the challenge to take some of my own. Through the Ocean Pines Camera Club my love of photography has grown as has my ability through the many activities and workshops of the club.
"The town of Berlin always reminds me of just how connected the past is with the present. The hundred year-old buildings in the quietness of early morning are a favorite subject for my camera. The darkened storefronts, the Globe, the Atlantic Hotel, and the enchanting homes further along, all can be imagined being inhabited many years before. And yet just a couple of hours later “today” creeps back with its hustle and bustle, activities of all sort, days blending into evenings, shopping and dining, street festivals and artisan wares, carriage rides, and antiques everywhere. This is the Berlin of today! This too inspires me. I am never without my camera. As I turn a corner, or cross a street, I never know just where I’ll find the next iconic shot.
Born and raised in Ocean City, I worked on the water as a youth and seventeen years for Worcester County, and have always had a keen appreciation for the fragile land and water environment around us. At present I am employed with Chesapeake Labs, Salisbury, where much of my time is in the field, taking me along the back roads and waterways throughout the lower Eastern Shore. Never without my cameras, I am constantly alert for opportunities to stop and capture that perfect landscape or wildlife shot. It is always exciting to then experiment with these images in order to interpret them through varied computer techniques and personally developed mediums."
"Berlin is clearly a special place; certainly deserved of the title "America's Coolest Small Town." There is something about Berlin that just instantly relaxes me and puts me in a pleasant frame of mind every time I come to town. My family and I only moved here a little more than two years ago, but I already feel more at home here than I have since I left my childhood home over two decades ago."
Alan and his family moved to Berlin in 2012 after living in Tennessee for over 15 years. He is a computer programmer that is extremely fortunate to work from home. Most Wednesday nights, he can be found at the Globe with his family and friends playing trivia!"
"Berlin has been home to me for over 15 years and to this day when I pull down Main Street I feel a sense of comfort and ease. Whether it is sitting on the front porch of the Atlantic Hotel or an awesome Saturday night at the Globe with my favorite people I am grateful to know that this where I come from and this is what I call home.
My name is Gina Whaley. As a native to Berlin, I find myself with my camera in hand capturing all the beauty that surrounds me on the Eastern Shore. I enjoy shooting people, landscapes and music, truthfully there is nothing I don't enjoy capturing."
"I just love the town of Berlin. I am small town girl and love that this little place is such a wonderful experience. I like taking photography's of older objects and architecture, so this town is perfect. Going to Berlin always takes me back in memories, time and good fun.
I am retired, a member of the Center for the Arts in Ocean City, Maryland, which gave me an outlet to display my work. I enjoy the benefits of being involved with the photography and art world. It gives me an outlet to express myself and use the eye I have for this."
"Having worked in Berlin on and off since the mid ‘60’s, I have seen the town rise from an aging and lifeless community to one with renewed pride and a sense of vitality. It has risen to the forefront of “small town America”. The events that the town inspires bring me back time and time again to record images that I love.
After retiring 12 years ago I began to ardently pursue art of photography that has been a lifetime hobby. Studying photography and Photoshop and of course capturing the images, takes me to locations and leads me to people that become my subjects. Meeting the folks along the way and making new friends is something I cherish. I have joined professional organizations, entered my work into competitions, attended schools, taken tutorials and seek out others with the same desire to continually improve my skills."
"After growing up in the city of Philadelphia and living in the cities of Chicago and Washington, DC, to me, Berlin is a haven of tranquility combined with the friendliness of a small town and the aura of a time gone by.
I live in Berlin (Ocean Pines) with my husband Andy and our 2 furbabies, Max, a Shih Tzu and Angel Marie, a Bichon. I enjoy golf, bridge, reading and traveling."
"Berlin is a wonderful backdrop for any photographer. The charm of it's atmosphere and people make it a street photographers dream."
Greg Poulos has been photographing around his home of Ocean City, Maryland since his first photography class at the University of Miami. In the thirty years since then he has studied at Brooks Institute of Photography and Maryland College Institute of Art. Greg has won numerous awards including, most recently a Merit Award from Black and White Magazine and has a book of Ocean City photographs called "Moments, Ocean City, Maryland".
Uriah has a natural eye for revealing the beauty in nature and hidden details in everyday life.
Uriah has captured diverse images and culture of his travels to places such as London, San Francisco, the Mayan Ruins of Mexico, and Longwood Gardens. While photographing in southern California, Uriah met world-famous surf photographer legend and long-time inspiration, Aaron Chang at his Solano Beach Gallery. Aaron generously provided personal industry wisdom and experience.
Uriah discovered his talent and passion for photography in the darkroom at Henderson High School in West Chester, Pennsylvania. First exposed to the art of photography in the early 1990s, Uriah learned to shoot 35mm film on a manual camera. He studied developing techniques such as multiple exposure imaging, emulsion transfers and solarization. Uriah was accepted to the Photography Program at the Philadelphia Art Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
"Berlin is all shadows and streetlights and (maybe) ghosts at night, and that's usually when I'm around. The darkness is calming to me. The roads are silent and empty, but if you look in the right places you can still find sparks of life - silhouettes moving in windows, a man taking a drag of a cigarette on a porch. Taking pictures in low light is an added challenge, but a worthwhile one to get shots of America's Coolest Small Town after dark."
Rachael Pacella is a life-long local who spends most of her days writing and talking to people, and now occasionally taking photographs. She likes boats, drinks way too much Burley Oak beer and is an active trivia participant.
"I love exploring the hidden views of life, capturing a moment in time, seeing that secret visual gem and immortalizing it."
A Delmarva native Wayne Holland Jr went from a passion for cooking, working the resort towns from Rehoboth to Ocean City to Traveling across the country nomadically finding my niche. 10 states later I'm trading a chefs knife for a Camera.
"Berlin is such a charming, architectural gem that it begs me to photograph it. It is no wonder why Berlin was voted The Coolest Small Town in America. I've always known it!
I taught Special Needs Children for 30 years and was always looking for ways to engage them in learning and in looking at things in new and different ways. I found photography and especially nature shots to be both inspiring as well as therapeutic. I feel special and blessed to be retired and living in Ocean City, Maryland. The Eastern Shore is truly a bounty of natural photographic opportunities."
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