STEVE POOL
About the artist:
Born in Brooklyn, gifted photographer Steve Pool lives and works on the Upper West Side in New York City. He has a broad range of photography interests—culture, still lifes, portraits, travel and food. He has provided photography for a number of cookbooks and often works with his wife, cook book author Judith Choate, on their own projects, as well as photographing and styling the food of chefs and culinary personalities. Steve describes his own artistic trajectory as follows:
I got my first camera at about 8 years old. From that moment on, there have been several periods alternating between making pictures and taking none at all. I spent part of my service years in Japan where I bought a Nikon and began to photograph with a measure of serious intent. Once I returned to the States, the inspiration of the Harlem Renaissance moved me forward until “real” life intruded. But, in the summer of 2002 my wife, against all protest, bought me a camera for our trip to Sicily. The photographs of food that I took there were used for a book. I have not put the camera down since.
I have no formal photography training, but have been fortunate for the guidance and rigor of the graphic and book designer, Joel Avirom, and of Michael Tolani, who has printed all of my work, including the photographs for this show. Both Joel and Michael are ‘with me’ each time I press the shutter release.
Innocence 2021
Archival digital pigment print, 23 x 28 inches (image size). Signed, titled and dated
Blooming 2017 (printed 2021)
Archival digital pigment print, 23 x 28 inches (image size). Signed, titled and dated
Dawn 2017 (printed 2019)
Archival digital pigment print, 23 x 28 inches (image size). Signed, titled and dated. Initialed lower left
Passing 2014 (printed 2021)
Archival digital pigment print. 19 x 13 inches (image size). Signed, titled and dated
Dahlia II 2014 (printed 2019)
Archival digital pigment print. On loan from a Private collection
Shaker Eggs 2009 (printed 2021)
Archival digital pigment print, 15 x 22 inches (image size). Signed, titled and dated
Uprising 2021
Archival digital pigment print, 15 x 22 inches (image size). Signed, titled and dated
Bouquet 2015 (printed 2021)
Archival digital pigment print, 15 x 22 inches (image size). Signed, titled and dated
Mixed Media 2021
Archival digital pigment print, 15 x 22 inches (image size). Signed, titled and dated
Birth 2014 (printed 2021)
Archival digital pigment print, 19 x 13 inches (image size). Signed, titled and dated
Renaissance 2018 (printed 2021)
Archival digital pigment print, 24 x 36 inches (image size). Signed, titled and dated
Martha Moves 2014 (printed 2022)
Archival digital pigment print, 24 x 32 inches (image size). Signed, titled and dated
Broken Dreams 2021 (printed 2022)
Archival digital pigment print, 24 x 32 inches (image size). Signed, titled and dated.
Three Sisters 2022
Archival digital pigment print. 20 x 30 inches (image size). Signed, titled and dated
Embrace 2020 (printed 2022)
Archival digital pigment print, 20 x 30 inches (image size). Signed, titled and dated
Vigilance 2013 (printed 2022)
Archival digital pigment print, 26 1/2 x 40 inches (image size). Signed, titled and dated
Omnipresent 2021 (printed 2022)
Archival digital pigment print, 26 1/2 x 40 inches (image size). Signed, titled and dated
Perfect Love 2014 (printed 2022)
Archival digital pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (image size). Signed, titled and dated
Symphony 2021 (printed 2022)
Archival digital pigment print, 13 1/2 x 24 inches (image size). Signed, titled and dated
Diminuendo 2021 (printed 2022)
Archival digital pigment print, 21 1/2 x 32 inches (image size). Signed, titled and dated
Layers 2022
Archival digital pigment print, 20 x 30 inches (image size). Signed, titled and dated
Awakening 2018 (printed 2022)
Archival digital pigment print, 24 x 32 inches (image size). Signed, titled and dated
In the Closet 2018 (printed 2022)
Archival digital pigment print, 18 x 24 inches (image size). Signed, titled and dated
