ViewPoint Gallery in Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada exhibits fine art photography. Founded in 2000, ViewPoints shows monthly exhibitions and hosts a variety of photography focused events.
INSPIRING, ENGAGING, EDUCATING AND PROMOTING THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY
HEATHER ROSE
Philosophy
The urban setting provides most of the intrigue and inspiration for my photography. My artistic relationship with cities, here and abroad, has become a watchful dance between anonymity and belonging, intentional gaze and blurred peripheral vision. Cities exude their personalities through their history, their geography, their energy, their people, their architecture, and their art. We interact with each of these, sometimes with deliberate attention but also, peripherally, out of the corner of our eyes, barely aware of the stories unfolding around us. My photography attempts to capture those stories through my lens, navigating between my gaze and urban life, both the focused and blurred reality. It is a work in progress and one that provides me with endless intrigue as I gaze around through my lens for clues of the urban story.
Technique
I work with an Olympus EM-1 but equally with my Iphone 13 pro. I have a toolbox of camera settings and post processing styles that I use when creating images. These include slow shutter speeds, multiple exposures, image stacking, blending modes, and tonal/colour enhancements. I love to experiment, treating my art as play and allowing myself the freedom in that experimentation to convey the urban story.
Parade
Foot Traffic
Catalogue: Selection of work previously exhibited at ViewPoint
Background
Heather is a retired pediatrician who has found joy in photography throughout a busy career. She returned to her camera more seriously early in 2021 after a hiatus of 14 years and joined an online educational forum out of the UK called “A Year with My Camera”, regained her foundational skills and began a creative photographic journey with a very supportive group of photographers. She became an exhibiting member of Viewpoint Gallery in October 2023. She is currently the Admin Director of the Canada Group in A Year with my Camera and Chair, Exhibition Committee of ViewPoint Gallery.