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Street photography has been a special love of mine for many years. I've learned the hard way, that you generally have only an instant to capture a moment in time before it's lost in eternity. Timing is paramount. A once-in-a lifetime image is seldom offered to those savvy enough to seize it. If successful, you'll walk away with a grand prize. After 30 years of photography, I'm still taking time to look closer than ever before and, perhaps more importantly, trying to anticipate what the next second might reveal. I've always believed that my best image is on my next roll of film. Luck certainly has been gracious to me but I would never mistake it for talent.

In the News

Photographer goes extra yard to showcase rusty old cars

Sunday, April 13, 2008 • By TIM KANE • Special to the Times Union

When most people look at abandoned cars in a field, they see junk and blight. But to the Fort Plain artist Ben Palmeri, decomposing metal and overgrown flora are the source of photos akin to expressive portraits rather than still lifes. More than 20 of his immaculate c-prints are included in the exhibit ``The Yard: An Odyssey in Oxidation'' on view at the Photo Center of the Capital District in Troy through May 18.

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Upcoming Events

March 28–May 18, 2008 - Come view my new photo series “The Yard: An Odyssey in Oxidation”. The show will be at The Photography Center of the Capital District at 404 River Street, in Troy, NY.