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e Pittsburghers take pride in our emerald hills, valleys, and rivers. Our topography bursts with variety and unpredictability. Without art, however, we feast off Pittsburgh landscapes privately. One purpose of art is to provide the framing and perspective needed to see together. You don’t need art to rank Pittsburgh among the most beautiful cities of the world. But you do need art to make Pittsburgh’s natural beauty a public experience. Pittsburgh is fortunate to have a young digital photographer intent on sharing Pittsburgh’s beauty with locals and the world. His name is Michael Supowitz, 25, born and bred here. Michael is not your stereotypic artistic photographer. With nothing but an inexpensive pocket camera, he manages to capture breathtaking panoramas in vivid photorealism. He has an eye for selecting and framing his subjects in ways that bring out what others had not before noticed. His photos teach us about the intricate craftsmanship of beam and bolt at the base and underbelly of some of our famous suspension bridges. They let us appreciate the embroidery of the chain-links in a cyclone fence scaling a river trail. They allow us to witness a railroad track on red gravel cutting through a meadow of green foliage on a fading Pittsburgh afternoon. With one side of the meadow in deep shade and the other in bright sunlight, Supowitz invites us to explore how much dark/light green can absorb and still remain green.
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