Bio
I am 77 years old and have followed in my father’s footsteps with a strong interest in the Photographic medium. He would be astounded to see the changes in that art form since his days. I have worked through the progression of Dark Rooms and chemicals to the new age of digital images and software to improve and reimagine those images.
I am a long-standing member of the Berkeley Camera Club and belong to many other smaller groups that review and critique each other’s work. I’ve also shown in many Galleries* and Coffee Shops over the years. I have also had an image accepted into the DeYoung Museum’s Open Exhibit last year. My motto is “f/8 and be there”. Some of my work can be seen at stevenapoli.zenfolio.com.
*San Pablo Art Gallery. The “Light Room” in Berkeley, The Orinda Library and the DeYoung.
Steve Napoli
Artist Statement
My Father, being the gregarious soul that he was, befriended many of the Ranchers in the Point Reyes area. Thus, as a young child and teenager, I was able to experience the beauty and wonder of the area before it became a National Seashore. The area is imbued with many wonderful memories for me. I saw my first whale spout there. I saw bioluminescent plankton in the waves at night. My family fished for Red-Tailed Perch using Sand Crabs we dug out from the wet sand. We collected glass fishing floats of many sizes and colors that had come from thousands of miles away, carried by the Japanese Current. We explored a remote driftwood cabin that was home to a Japanese farmhand who was escaping Internment during World War Two. I am happy to share images of that beautiful area that is now open to the public.
