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Jenny Lynn Photography moves to new Martin Street Studio
MARTINSBURG — Since 2016, Jenny Dicola has owned and operated Jenny Lynn Photography, creating professional-looking headshots for local people and businesses.
On Friday, she joined city officials to celebrate the opening of a new studio, located at 100 W. Martin St.
Dicola moved to her new studio location when she decided she had outgrown the old studio on King Street. She first started the business out of her home in 2016, with the business taking off faster than she expected it to, taking photos for clients and even working for a local magazine and a local restaurant.
Eventually, she made the decision to get a studio in downtown Martinsburg.
“I’m just so honored to be downtown. I was born in the ‘70s, so I’m a native, and I used to come downtown with my mom, and I remember all the shops. And then there was a period of time where it just kind of became a ghost town,” Dicola said. “And just to be a part of the revitalization here, I’m just honored and humbled by everyone who’s showed up and the support of our community.”
Dicola focuses primarily on headshots, with her website referring to the new studio as “the headshot lounge.” She said she tries to create an environment where people are comfortable having their picture taken.
In her new studio, she focuses on taking headshots for professionals, working with local clientele like banks and attorneys.
“I’m really focused on corporate photography, so I’ve narrowed my focus to that, and people have responded,” Dicola said. “So, I’ve gotten a lot of local industries, attorneys, banks, they’re all coming to me. I’m just really grateful to have that support and validation.”
The new studio is located in part of what was once the historic Shenandoah Hotel, which has become a new home for multiple businesses since renovation efforts a few years ago.
Jenny Lynn Photography joins businesses like Merely Creative in giving new life to the old building.
“This is beautiful,” Martinsburg Mayor Kevin Knowles said. “This hotel here has been a revitalization of different places to live, different businesses.”
Knowles also said he gets his headshots done by Dicola.
“One thing with Main Street (Martinsburg) is we’re really big on economic revitalization,” said Raven Lamp, events coordinator for Main Street Martinsburg. “She took this building and really made it beautiful and improved the real estate.”
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SAMA Altoona to present two railroad photography exhibitions
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William Rau’s picture of the Horseshoe Curve will be featured in SAMA’s upcoming exhibit.
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Stephen Mallon’s photos will be part of the upcoming “Passing Freight” exhibit at SAMA Altoona.
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William Rau’s picture of the Horseshoe Curve will be featured in SAMA’s upcoming exhibit.
From Mirror staff reports
The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art in Altoona will host two photography exhibitions April 19-July 7.
“Passing Freight” is a solo exhibit featuring freight train cars in the United States by artist Stephen Mallon. Mallon’s photographs “capture the grandeur of the human capacity to achieve immensely complicated engineering feats by revealing the subtle yet intricate beauty of rail cars passing across the American landscape,” according to a news release.
“Contours: Land, Rail, Rau” takes viewers on a photographic journey across the elegant industrial sprawl of the Pennsylvania Railroad during the height of its operation featuring the photographs of William H. Rau. Rau served as the official photographer of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and captured a broad range of scenes with the fine details found along the landscape of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The exhibit is guest curated by Julie Rockwell, archivist of the East Broad Top Railroad.
An opening reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. April 27.
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Stephen Mallon’s photos will be part of the upcoming “Passing Freight” exhibit at SAMA Altoona.
The cost to attend is a minimum donation of $10 or more. Live music will be provided by Fair Winds II, a flute and bassoon duo from State College, which will play a varied program including classical selections, fiddle tunes, waltzes, ragtime and several railroad tunes.
“By placing these two exhibitions in dialogue with each other, we hope to stimulate a conversation about the industrial legacy that built Altoona, how that legacy unfolds today, and, perhaps, even, what it might mean for our city’s future,” stated Altoona Site Director Dante DiAndrea.
Ten women photographers present ‘Women’s Perspectives 2024’ at Image City Gallery
Rochester, N.Y. – Women photographers are at the forefront of a show at the Image City Photography Gallery on Friday.
The exhibit is called “Women’s Perspectives 2024” and showcases how each artist views the world through their own lens.
Each artist also includes their unique representation of the event’s theme, “Reflections”.
“It’s about capturing a story,” said featured artist, Melissa Mance-Coniglio. “It’s trying to capture a moment that was super fleeting so others can share about their experiences.”
CLICK HEREfor more information on the free event.
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Choctaw artist Jeffrey Gibson confronts history at US pavilion as its first solo Indigenous artist
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Jeffrey Gibson’s takeover of the U.S. pavilion for this year’s Venice Biennale contemporary art show is a celebration of color, pattern and craft, which is immediately evident on approaching the bright red facade decorated by a colorful clash of geometry and a foreground dominated by a riot of gigantic red podiums.
Gibson, a Mississippi Choctaw with Cherokee descent, is the first Native American to represent the United States solo at the Venice Biennale, the world’s oldest contemporary art show. For context, the last time Native American artists were included was in 1932.
