Innovative.  Creative.  Inspirational. Images that transcend. All my photographs are metaphors or inner landscapes of my internal vision as I view the world. Overall my signature style tends to be concept-driven images that evoke a dynamic simplicity of design, oftentimes with a layer of complexity that hovers behind the facade. My images evoke an emotional connection through the use of light, gesture, and color. I simply capture the spectacle, reveal the familiar, catch the unique, and convey it to others.

Specialties include Abstract, Fine Art, Landscape, Urban Street, Americana, and Environmental Portraiture.
 
 
Publications & Awards
* Bronze Award winner; COLOR Magazine; Special Issue Single Image Winners; 2012
* Merit Award winner; B&W-COLOR Magazine; Special Issue Portfolio Winners; 2011
* Emerging Artist Gallery; Featured Photographer; FOCUS Magazine; 2011; Collector's Edition
* Merit Award winner; COLOR Magazine; Special Issue Portfolio Winners; 2009-2010
* AmerIcona:  Pedestrian and Eccentric Impressions of the Great American Culture; 2009 (self published)
* Vibrations of the Soul; handmade limited edition book art; 2008 (self publilshed)
* 1st place b/w; Padzieski Gallery; 9th Annual Juried Photography Exhibit; 2004
* 2nd place color; Lawrence Street Gallery; Exposures 03; 2003
 
Exhibitions
* Janice Charach Gallery; 20th Anniversary Retrospective Show; West Bloomfield, Michigan, 2011
* Janice Charach Gallery; solo exhibit - The 3R Environment; West Bloomfield, Michigan, 2010
* Vermont Photo Workplace Gallery Juried Show; Middlebury, Vermont; 2009
* Padzieski Gallery; 9th -12th Annual Juried Exhibit; Dearborn, Michigan; 2004-2007
* Lawrence Street Gallery Juried Show; Ferndale, Michigan 2003-2005
* The Scarab Club; Detroit, Michigan, 2003, 2005
 
WIPI 2012 Annual Honorable Mention
 
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Email: joanne@joannescherf.com
phone: (248) 544-9394