“Street Flowers 4” explores the ephemeral and ever-changing nature of being. Taken at a flower stand on the Upper West Side, the image was transformed through shifts in color, light, and layered composition. The result evokes the protean beauty of the flowers - and, by extension, the transient, recurring beauty of all things.
Sam Rittenberg lives and works in New York City and the Dominican Republic. His primary interest is in the ability of a photograph to express the infinite and paradoxical nature of being. He is guided by the idea that every picture has the potential to be a portal to that which is ordinarily beyond us. Twenty of Mr. Rittenberg’s works have been recognized in international competitions, including the Annual Photography Awards, Chromatic Awards, Fine Arts Photography Awards, International Photo Awards, Neutral Density Awards, Refocus - World Photo Annual, and the Tokyo International Foto Awards.