Pagano's photos will be on display at the Graystone Café in Pennsville
Al Pagano The Salem County Art League announces its new fall Exhibit: Destinations Remembered and Membership Exhibit; with Photographer Al Pagano of Pennsville, as the featured artist. This exhibit will include members of the league and will be on display at the Graystone Cafe, 87 N. Broadway in Pennsville through Nov. 8. A Meet the Artists Reception will be held on Sept. 20 from 6 to 7 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.
Pagano has a wide experience with photography, starting from the age of 8. His Dad bought a Polaroid camera and he was amazed, as he could see the image right before his eyes as it developed. He could also see mistakes and he could then make corrections immediately. However, the film was very expensive.
His next camera was a small box camera. It was his first SLR camera, made by Nkomati, now called Nikon. Since the film was so expensive, Al started a paper route to pay for the film and his Dad paid for the developing cost. By the time he was 13 years old he started to develop an eye for landscape photography and animals. He joined the photography group in high school and started taking a deep interest in photographing almost anything.
Pagano matured and started to lean toward creating better photos by learning how to develop his own film. He spent many hours in his dark room working to get the effect he wanted in his photos.
Today's camera equipment, the DSLR, has given him the nudge to get back into photography. Pagano updated his camera equipment and started back down the path of creating art through his lens. So now, at 65 years old, he has found his calling and has, once again, started a collection of photography: "Creating Art Through the Lens."
This item submitted by Carol Miller, Salem County Art League.