Todd Shapera and Lisa Levart, this year’s winners of the Lawrence Salley Photography Award have photographs on display, along with all finalists and awardees from previous years, in an exhibition named for the award.

It is known that, when photographing, there are many techniques to achieve what it is called a “good shot,” like lighting, composition, and depth of field, among others.

Have you ever attended a performance or sporting event, hoping to get a great action shot, only to discover that your photos were lifeless and without much action? In this article, I’ll give you four quick and easy tips to make your photos pop.

Todd Shapera, a 2023 winner of the Larry Salley Photography Award, visited Viñales, Cuba in 2016 and was immediately captivated.

A representative from ArtsNews recently spoke with Nyack photographer Lisa Levart about the inspiration and process behind her Women of the Ramapough Lenape Nation portrait series, which she’s been working spent the past six years. Levart is a winner of this year’s ArtsWestchester’s Larry Salley Photography Award, one of several Arts Awards given annually by ArtsWestchester.