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Terri Gold Receives Honorable Mention in 11th Annual Julia Margaret Cameron Awards

I am so happy to have been given an Honorable Mention in the Culture & Daily Life category of The Photography Gala Awards 11th edition of the Julia Margaret Cameron Awards.

570 women photographers from 63 countries participated in the 11th edition, collectively submitting 5,732 images.  It is a huge honor to be featured alongside the beautiful work of so many great women photographers.

My images selected are from Kenya, India, Ethiopia, and the Mermaid Parade of Coney Island.

Congratulations to all the winners!

 

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The Watermill Center Benefit Auction

 

FLY INTO THE SUN
The 24th Annual Watermill Center Summer Benefit & Auction
Saturday, July 29 | 6:00pm-midnight

 

On Saturday, July 29, 2017​, ​The Watermill Center invites you to enter another world, one conceived by Founder and Artistic Director Robert Wilson and International ​Summer Program participants of all disciplines and backgrounds. D​escribed as an enchanted forest and performance art extravaganza, the Annual Watermill Center Summer Benefit unites the worlds of art, performance, music, theatre, design, architecture and fashion. All funds raised support The Center’s year-round Artist Residency and Education Programs that provide a unique environment for young and emerging artists to explore and develop new work.

Happy to have 2 of my images of Kushti Wrestlers in the auction this summer !

Claiming the title of “visual anthropologist,” photographer Terri Gold is celebrated for her infrared portraiture of indigenous cultures and ritual. Influenced by early explorers-turned-photographers, Gold takes her cameras through deserts and remote villages, capturing the diversity that the world has to offer. Her prints of the Kushti Wrestlers from Rajasthan tell the story of this ancient form of wrestling practiced in India for more than 2,000 years. Gold’s work has garnered many awards, is shown in galleries internationally and published extensively.
—Courtesy of The Watermill Center

 

https://www.artsy.net/artwork/terri-gold-kushti-

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Terri Gold featured on DailyMail.com

 

I’m honored to have my work featured on DailyMail.com along with a wonderful article about my life’s work and travels.

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See the post here, and please visit my exhibition of Still Points in a Turning World at the Salomon Arts Gallery in Tribeca, NY from April 19 to May 11!

Salomon Arts Gallery, 83 Leonard St, 4th Floor.

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A Royal Wedding In Jodhpur

We went to a royal wedding in Jodhpur, our wonderful Rajasthani guide obtained an invitation for us through the bride’s family. The rituals and colors  were amazing, with many maharajahs and diplomats in attendance. There was a marvelous  procession: the groom entered on a white horse dressed in gold brocade with  many of the maharaja’s walking  beside him,  drums, horns and bells were blaring and prayers were offered. They were greeted by guests ready with marigold garlands to drape over their heads.  The men carried antique family swords wrapped in scarfs – its called peace tying. Their colorful turbans flowed down their backs and some wore beautiful turban jewels. Quiite a site…
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A Royal Wedding in Jodphur

A Royal Wedding in Jodphur

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A Royal Wedding In Jodphur

A Royal Wedding In Jodphur

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In Varanasi the Ganga Aarti takes place every sunset…

Varanasi - Aarti Festival

Varanasi – Aarti Festival

Mark Twain: “So far as I am able to judge, nothing has been left undone, either by man or nature, to make India the most extraordinary country that the sun visits on his rounds. Nothing seems to have been forgotten, nothing overlooked.”

The Varanasi Ganga Aarti takes place every sunset at holy Dasaswamedh Ghat, near Kashi Vishwanath Temple.

Varanasi

Varanasi

Bathing in the Ganges

Bathing in the Ganges

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Incredible India

“An enchanted world is one that speaks to the soul, to the mysterious depths of the heart and imagination.” Sir Thomas More (1478_1535)

There are some parts of the world that, once visited, get into your heart and won’t go. For me, India is such a place.

Just returned from traveling in India with my wonderful sister and other photographers that are now new friends. It was a magical mystery tour – images and tales to follow…

The Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal

 

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The Colors of India

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If there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India!” ~Romaine Rolland

off  for an adventure in  India
 desert festivals and a wild sufi music festival
fire dancers, camel races, musicians, whirling dervishes and more
into the golden sand dunes of the Thar desert
a spiritual journey 
a celebration
of the human spirit !
 

 

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The Hermit Kingdom of Ladakh

Ladakh, or “Little Tibet” as it is known, is a wildly beautiful desert region high in the Western Himalayas. It is a place of few resources and an extreme climate, and a culture over 1000 years old. Leh, Ladakh, a fabled city, is  on the ancient silk route.

In the month of September, the ‘moonscape’ of Ladakh comes alive with a magic of its own. The people, wearing  gold and silver ornaments and turquoise headpieces, dance in  the streets. Traditional dances depict the many legends of Ladakh, the hermit kingdom. Ancient monasteries sport flags in a riot of colors, display tankhas and have archery competitions,  horse-polo, and more .

Leaving Tuesday, finally, after many earlier summer plans went awry…I wonder how it will be…

September Festivals in Ladakh

September Festivals in Ladakh

This is a photo from The Crooked Trails website…
We will have little internet access but I will try to post when I can…
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Black and White Spider Awards honors photographer Terri Gold

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LONDON (June 18th, 2012) Professional photographer Terri Gold was awarded 3rd Place – Honor of Distinction in People: Kushti Wrestlers in Delhi and two Honorable Mentions: At the Bathing Ghats and Racing with the Wind by the 7th Annual Black and White Spider Awards at a prestigious Nomination & Winners PhotoShow. The live online ceremony webcast Saturday, June 9, 2012 was attended by photography fans in 72 countries who logged on to see the climax of the industry’s most important event for black and white photography.

The awards international Jury included captains of the industry from National Geographic, Fratelli Alinari, Heffel Fine Art to the Tate in London who honored Spider Fellows with 180 coveted title awards and 875 nominees in 14 categories.“It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from the 8,223 entries we received this year,” said Basil O’Brien, the awards Creative Director.

You can view the 7th Annual Winners Gallery at http://www.thespiderawards.com/gala/winners.php?x=p&cid=110

BLACK AND WHITE SPIDER AWARDS is the leading international award honoring excellence in black and white photography. This celebrated event shines a spotlight on the best professional and amateur photographers worldwide and honors the finest images with the highest achievements in black and white photography.