MITCH DOBROWNER

Mitch DOBROWNER (1956-) grew up on Long Island (Bethpage), NY – He felt lost in his late teens. Worried about his future direction in life, his father gave him an old Argus rangefinder to fool around with. Little did he realize what an important gesture that would turn out to be for him.

After doing some research and seeing the images of Minor WHITE and Ansel ADAMS he quickly became addicted to photography.

To make a long story short, he left home at 21, quitting his job, leaving friends and family to see the American Southwest for himself.

For nearly 30 years, Mitch DOBROWNER worked on his own, without showing it.

In early 2005, inspired by his wife, children and friends – he decided it was about time to bring it to the world. Today he is on a passionate mission to create images that help evoke how he sees our wonderful planet.

‘I feel that I owe much to the great photographers of the past, especially Ansel Adams, for their dedication to the craft and for inspiring me in my late teens. Though I have never met them, their inspiration helped me determine the course my life would take’.

Mitch DOBROWNER, rising star of landscape photography…

Exhibited in 2017 by Google, Mitch DOBROWNER made lectures about his approach of photography. You can find below one of the interesting videos displayed by Google at this occasion, showing Mitch DOBROWNER chasing storms.

Fairs and exhibitions:

• GADCOLLECTION, Paris, France, “Territories“, October 2018 – November 2018
• GADCOLLECTION, Paris, France, “New Works”, December 2017 – February 2018
• Google, Venice, California, “Lecture and Exhibition“, May – September 2017
• Art Paris, Paris, France, GADCOLLECTION, March – April 2017
• GADCOLLECTION, Paris, France, Décembre 2016 – January 2017
• Art Paris, Paris, France, GADCOLLECTION, March – April 2016
• GADCOLLECTION, Paris, France, Décembre 2015 – January 2016
• Art Paris, Paris, France, GADCOLLECTION, March 2015
• Playing with Beauty, Denver, Colorado, Red Line, April 2015 
• GADCOLLECTION, Paris, France, Décembre 2014 – January 2015
• Art Paris, Paris, France, GADCOLLECTION, March 2014
• GADCOLLECTION, Paris, France, Décembre 2013 – January 2014
• Art Paris, Paris, France, GADCOLLECTION, March – April 2013
• GADCOLLECTION, Paris, France, Décembre 2012 – January 2013
• Art Elysées, Paris, France, GADCOLLECTION, October 2012
• Art Paris, Paris, France, GADCOLLECTION, March – April 2012
• GADCOLLECTION, Paris, France, December 2011 – January 2012
• Art Paris, Paris, France, GADCOLLECTION, March – April 2011
• Art Miami, Miami, Florida, Contemporary Works, December 2010
• Art Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, Contemporary Works, April – May 2010
• Lishui International Photo Festival, Lishui, China, November – December 2009
• GADCOLLECTION, Paris, France, October – November 2009

Museums:

• Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
• Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, Arizona
• Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
• National Gallery of Art – 21st Collection, Washington DC
• Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon
• Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, California
• Photography Museum of China, Lishui, China

Awards: 

• 2018: The Biennal’s Grant, United-Kingdom/Spain, 1st place.
• 2018: Sony World Photo Awards, Londres, Royaume-Uni, 2nd place, Landscapes (Pro).
• 2016: IPA/Lucie Awards, New York, NY, 1st place, Landscapes (Pro).
• 2012: L’Iris d’Or, Sony World Photo Awards, London, United-Kingdom.
• 2011: IPA/Lucie Awards, New York, NY, 1st place, Landscapes (Pro).
• 2010: The Jacob Riis Award, York, United-Kingdom, finalist, Landspcapes.
• 2008: IPA/Lucie Awards, New York, NY, 3rd place, catégorie paysages (Pro).
• 2008: PX3, Choice of the public, Paris, France.
• 2007: IPA Awards, New York, NY, photographer of the year, Nature (Non-Pro).
• 2007: IPA/Lucie Awards, New York, NY, finalist, Discovery of the year.

Books selection:

• Storms, Aperture, 2013.
• The Prophecies of William Blake, 21st Editions, limited edition of 39 copies, 2012.