Member Profile: Rain Bengis

Artist’s Statement
The theme of beauty and glory in the midst of decay has permeated my work for some time now. My first teacher taught me that photography is a celebration of life in all its aspects. His words remain with me as I continue to explore my surroundings looking for the moment...
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The theme of beauty and glory in the midst of decay has permeated my work for some time now. My first teacher taught me that photography is a celebration of life in all its aspects. His words remain with me as I continue to explore my surroundings looking for the moment when the subject becomes transcendent. It may be the interplay of light and form, or it may be discovering a tiny aspect of the whole that reveals something new to me. I know when the moment is right because I experience it viscerally.
SPECIALTIES: Fine Art

Work

Accomplishments
  • Gallery Show
  • Award
  • Book
  • Lecture
  • Other

  • AWARD
    WHEN: 3/15/22
    New York Center for Photographic Art (NYC4PA) -First Place in Juried Exhibition DECAY, CORROSION, RUST--2022
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 4/21/15 - 5/2/15
    OPENING RECEPTION: 4/25/15 3:00pm
    ADDRESS: New Century Artists Gallery, 530 W. 25 Street, NYC, NY, 10010, 212-367-7072
    HOURS: Tues.-Sat. 11-6
    NOTES: Two person Exhibition
  • AWARD
    WHEN: 12/11/14
    My photo "Cuban Man" was selected by Santa Fe Photography for an award and inclusion in their 2015 catalog.
  • AWARD
    WHEN: 12/10/14
    PWP 2014 International Photo Exhibition--Photo "Old Havana Cityscape" juror selected.
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 9/19/13 - 10/3/13
    ADDRESS: Calumet Gallery, 22 W. 22 Street, New York, NY, 10011
  • GALLERY SHOW
    WHEN: 2/4/19 - 2/16/19
    ADDRESS: Salmagundi Club-Glimpses of Our World -Professional Women Photographers, New York, NY