Paul Caponigro (American, b. 1932)
Considered an American master photographer, Caponigro focuses on nature, presenting a bridge between the material world and the living spirit within all things. His images, usually in the form of exquisite and sensitive silver prints, usually depict subjects such as flowers, cloud formations, forest settings, such as fruit such as apples and pears. He has also photographed sacred sites such as Stonehenge and other Celtic megaliths in England and Ireland, as well as the temples, shrines, and sacred gardens of Japan.
His first solo exhibition was in 1958 at the George Eastman House and since then he has exhibited and taught throughout the U.S. and abroad. During the 1960s he taught at Boston University and also consulted on various technical projects with the Polaroid Corporation. He has received two Guggenheim Fellowships and three National Endowment for the Arts grants. In 2001, in recognition of a nearly 7-decade career during which he contributed significantly to the art of photography, he was awarded The Royal Photographic Society’s Centenary Medal and Honorary Fellowship. His works are in the permanent collections of major American museums with an emphasis on those collections maintaining important photography collections.
