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I wasn’t born with a camera around my neck, or a cemetery in my backyard. Ten years ago, I was neither a photographer nor taphophile (a passion for, and enjoyment of, cemeteries). My art evolved as a result of the search for my family roots. It was genealogy that brought me to the cemetery. Before the serendipitous discovery of peace & sublime tranquility, my career time was ceremoniously spent in the music business as a musician, manager, and recording engineer in New York City. Nearly 30 years of headbanging assaults on my nerves was bled before retiring in the mid-90’s. From there, it was not too long after that creative inspiration struck a second time. This time, I hoped for greater amity with my spirit. So far, so good….
 
Mission Statement:
“I want my work to reach into the soul of the believer; the mind of the doubter; into the hearts of all.”

My Book:
Final Thoughts: Eternal Beauty in Stone – published by Schiffer Publishing

Creator/Producer: Cape Ann TV
“All Things Victorian w/ Victoriana Lady Lisa”
“LensArt: the Fine Art of Photography”

Awards: 2014:
Highly Commended – USA Landscape Photography Contest – International
Honorable Mention – seARTS – “Art Loan at Bass Rocks”

Awards 2013:
Best in Show for Photography – “Life and Death in an Apartment” – Newburyport Art Association – Fall Members Juried Show, part 2
Honorable Mention – 2nd Summer Show – Rockport Art Association
Honorable Mention – Spring Photography Exhibition – Rockport Art Association
Honorable Mention – “The Fine Art of Photography” Plymouth Center of the Arts, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Honorable Mention – “Photography Now” South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, Massachusetts

Memberships:
Newburyport Art Association
Rockport Art Association
seARTS

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Photography for me is all about the moment. I’ve always been fascinated by what the camera captures as opposed to what the eye sees. At the same time, I feel my purpose as a photographer is to create images that sometimes ask more questions than they answer. It’s the subtleties that create the mood of an image.

I’m also drawn to the simplicity of nature as a symbolic statement of life, and I try to express this in my work. My series of floral images, which I photograph in complete darkness with small amounts of light, are ones of solitude and isolation, yet they seem to have a mysterious beauty all their own. So often we think of flowers within the context of abundance and color. Perhaps my floral images will allow the viewer to see them from a more intimate perspective.

It was during my first trip to Europe where I discovered the beauty and solitude of night photography. While staying in Venice, I would escape the crowds by going out after midnight, camera and tripod in hand, and walk the narrow streets and bridges throughout the night. This allowed me to capture a more surreal and quieter view of Venice. And I continue my search for nocturnal, moody landscapes to this day . . . or night.

Traditional film and silver gelatin photography has always been the method I prefer for creating my work. I print all of my photographs by hand using archival processes for image permanence and darkroom techniques that I’ve refined over the years. As a fine art photographer, the process of actually making the image can sometimes be as rewarding as the end result.

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Judy Robinson-Cox is an award-winning Cape Ann photographer and mixed media artist. Represented by the Square Circle Gallery in Rockport and Chameleon Gallery in Newburyport, she also exhibits her work at the Rocky Neck Gallery, Gloucester and in other galleries and art associations throughout Boston’s North Shore.
Judy holds a BFA, cum laude from the University of Connecticut where she attended workshops with Jerry Ulesman and Paul Caponigro. She has also taken classes and workshops at the Philadelphia College of Art, Monserrat College of Art and the Griffin Museum’s Photography Atelier program.
After a lifelong career in the arts, Judy is primarily involved today with fine art photography and is active in various Massachusetts arts organizations including the Rocky Neck Art Colony; Gloucester’s Society for the Advancement of the Arts (seARTS); and the Rockport, Newburyport and Cambridge Art Associations.

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