Statement
Street photography has a cinematic character that has always attracted me, combining elements of photojournalism, documentary and pure surprise to catch unguarded moments of everyday life.

Spontaneity, immediacy, serendipity and empathy all come into play. But to me what makes for impactful street photos is visual tension, the interplay between subjects themselves or between them and their surroundings. Visual tension gives a photo intimacy and depth, inviting the viewer to pause and decipher possible meanings; it offers a glimpse of the photographer’s intention while providing opportunity for imagination.

So I look for the “click point” in a simple situation — the visceral second that suggests a story and evokes the humor, sadness, beauty, irony, mystery or absurdity of human nature in action. People’s eyes, dress, body language, and relationships to objects and each other are some of the things I seek out that might resonate with a viewer. Whether shot indoors or out, my work is candid and intuitive, neither staged nor manipulated.

My usual kit is minimal: Contax G2 with 28mm and 45mm Zeiss lenses, Contax T3 with a 35mm Zeiss lens, or Nikon N70 with a 24mm lens. I shoot film (Tri-X 400 and T-Max 3200) because I like its distinctive look and the fact that it forces me to pay close attention, and I prefer black and white because it reduces visual complexity and focuses the eye. – JL

Bio
Lustenader has been published in Black & White magazine, and had solo exhibitions at Umbrella Arts Gallery in New York, In An Instant Gallery in Florida, and Dartmouth College. He also been in over forty  juried exhibitions, including the Salmagundi Art Club of New York; Your Daily Photograph; Center for Fine Art Photography; New York Center for Photographic Art; Black Box Gallery; Greg Moon Art Gallery; WPGA Pollux (“Photographer of the Year”), Charles Dodgson and Jacob Riis Awards; Cape Cod Art Association; Texas National Art Competition; Camera USA National Photography Award; Minneapolis Photo Center; Colorado Photographic Arts Center; and the Boca Raton Museum of Art. Three of his photos are in the permanent collection of the Municipal Museum in Malaga, Spain.

Jim Lustenader is a New Hampshire resident.

All photographs are available as Silver Gelatin prints.

CV

Published Work
2020
Black & White Magazine: “Single Image Contest”

2019
Black & White Magazine: “Single Image Contest” (2 photos)

2018
Black & White Magazine: “Looking Back–Looking Forward”and “Single Image Contest”

2017
Black & White Magazine: “Looking Back–Looking Forward”

Gallery Representation
Soho Photo Gallery, New York City

Truth and Beauty Gallery, Vancouver, Canada: limited edition prints

Solo Exhibitions
2020: Griffin Museum of Photography — SOWA Gallery, Boston, MA: “City Streets;” curator: Paula Tognarelli, Executive Director

2019: Converse Free Library, Lyme, NH: “Serendipity”

2017: Umbrella Arts Gallery, New York City: “Street Walking;” curator: Harvey Stein, photographer

2016: Dartmouth College: “Paris In A Second”

2012: In One Instant Gallery, Florida: “Street Walking”

Juried Exhibitions
2020
Worldwide Photography Gala Awards, Barcelona: Honorable Mention, 14th Pollux Award: “Street,” “Black & White,” “People Series”

Black Box Gallery: “Black and White;” juror: Todd Johnson, director

2019
Your Daily Photograph.com: “Editions of Five”

All About Photo Awards: Finalist, “Street”

Miami Photo Center Visual Excellence Awards/Art Basel: Finalist, “Street” series

14th B&W Spider Awards: Nominee, “People;” Honorable Mention, “People,” “Silhouette”

Black Box Gallery: “Photo Shoot;” juror: Todd Johnson, director

Analog Film Photography Association: 2019 Exhibition (2 photos)

Black Box Gallery: “Cars and Dogs;” juror: Todd Johnson, director

Black Box Gallery: “Black and White;” juror: Todd Johnson, director

Worldwide Photography Gala Awards, Barcelona: Honorable Mention, 13th Pollux Award

Soho Photo Gallery National Competition; juror: Julie Grahame, photo curator and consultant

YourDailyPhotograph.com: “Vintage”

Greg Moon Art: “After Dark 8” (2 photos); jurors: Isabel Samaras, Janet Webb, Greg Moon

Black Box Gallery: “Taking Pictures;” juror: Todd Johnson, director

Black Box Gallery: “Black & White;” juror: Todd Johnson, director

Salmagundi Art Club of New York — Non-Members Show: Certificate of Merit (2 photos)

2018
Monochrome Awards: Honorable Mention (2 photos)

New York Center for Photographic Art: “Urban Suburban Rural” (2 photos); juror: Kay Kenny

YourDailyPhotograph.com: “My Private Paris;” juror: Agathe Gaillard, Paris gallery owner

13th B&White Spider Awards: Nominee, “People,” “Photojournalism,” “Fashion”

Black Box Gallery: “Gray Scale;” juror: Todd Johnson, director

Black Box Gallery: “Focus: Shadow and Light;” juror: Todd Johnson, director

Black Box Gallery: “Taking Pictures;” juror: Todd Johnson, director

2017
12th B&W Spider Awards: Honorable Mention, “People”

Specto Art Space: “Black & White” inaugural exhibition

Worldwide Photography Gala Awards: Honorable Mention, 10th Pollux Award

LensCulture Network Gallery: curated show of top photographers

Worldwide Photography Gala Awards: Finalist, Charles Dodgson Black & White Award

Worldwide Photography Gala Awards, London: Finalist, 9th Pollux Award

New York Center for Photographic Art: “Black & White;” juror: Mark Sink, curator

Black Box Gallery: “Black & White;” juror: Todd Johnson, director

Morean Arts Center: “The Journey;” juror: Sam Abell, photographer

2016
Black Box Gallery: “Framed: Shadow & Light;” juror: Todd Johnson, director

11th B&W Spider Awards: Honorary Fellow and Nominee, “People”

Worldwide Photography Gala Awards: Finalist, 8th Pollux Award

Black Box Gallery: “Photo Shoot;” juror: Todd Johnson, director

Cape Cod Art Association: “Children Being Children;” juror: Kelly Bennett, photographer

Center for Fine Art Photography: “Black & White;” juror: Rod Smith

Center for Fine Art Photography: “Night” — Curator’s Honorable Mention; jurors: Sean Corcoran, Hamidah Glasgow

2015
Black Box Gallery: “Photo Shoot;” juror: Todd Johnson, director

Worldwide Photography Gala Awards: Finalist, 7th Pollux, Charles Dodgson and Jacob Riis Awards; juror: Frank Meo, director at Foundartists.com

Cape Cod Art Assoc.: “Fluent in Photography”

39th Annual Elden Murray Photo Exhibition: Outstanding work by a first-time entrant

CORE New Art Space: “Losing Love;” juror: Niza Knoll

2014
Worldwide Photography Gala Awards, 6th Pollux Award: Photographer of the Year, 3rd International Biennial of Fine Art and Documentary Photography in Malaga, Spain

Verum Ultimum Gallery: “Streetwise;” juror: Jennifer Cutshall, director

Texas National Art Competition: Annual exhibition at Stephen F. Austin State University; juror: Jerome Witkin, artist

Starcatcher Gallery: Juried into permanent collection

Flow Art Space: “Encroaching City;” juror: Melissa Metzler, director

eXel Photo Magazine: Finalist, first print edition; juror: David Hirsch, publisher

2013
Flow Art Space: “Perceptions;” juror: Melissa Metzler, director

Worldwide Photography Gala Awards — “Love:” Honorable Mention; juror: Tom Atwood

Camera USA: National Photography Award; jurors: Harry Benson and Christopher Rauschenberg, photographers; Ron Bishop, gallery director

Minneapolis Photo Center: “What We Photograph;” juror: Cig Harvey, photographer

Colorado Photographic Arts Center: “Street View;” juror: Anne Kelly, Photo-eye Gallery

2012
Minneapolis Photo Center: “The Human Condition: A Survey of Humanity;” juror: Annie Griffiths-Belt, National Geographic

Flow Art Space: “Retro;” juror: Melissa Metzler, director

Boca Raton Museum of Art: 61st Annual All-Florida Competition and Exhibition

2011
Projekt30: Finalist and Exhibitor, “Melancholy: At the Bottom of Everything, Forever”

Minneapolis Photo Center: “Where in the World”

JPG Magazine: Best of Photo Challenge, “Working for a Living”

Still Point Art Gallery: “Destinations”

Creative Arts Workshop: “Seeing Seeing: Capturing a Moment”

Art League of Bonita Springs Annual Show: Honorable Mention

Permanent Collections
Three photos in the Municipal Museum of Malaga, Spain

Lectures
Eastman Photo Guild: “Paris In A Second–The Art of Street Photography”

Alliance Francaise: “Paris In A Second–The Art of Street Photography”

ArtNaples Contemporary Art Fair: “The Art of Seeing: Contemporary Photography and Developing Trends in Collecting”

Self-Published Books
Paris In A Second, editions one and two; Street Walking