Bob Neiman is currently based in Merrick New York. He has exhibited in numerous solo and group juried shows across the U. S. since 1996. He was a two time Merit Award winner in the 2008 and 2006 Portfolio Contest in B&W Magazine and an Artist Showcase Award Winner in the Manhattan Arts International Summer 1998 International 7th Annual Competition. Bob has been pursuing his passion in photography since 1991. He is primarily self-taught. His personal work includes manmade objects, abstracts, interiors, botanicals, and landscape.

I am drawn to abstract themes and light as major themes of my artwork. The subjects of my artwork are often not even recognizable. The light falling on the subject creates forms, shapes, and textures that are very different than what surrounds us in the modern world.
Im an explorer. I look to create a world on the canvas of the ground glass of my camera. Whatever object is on my ground glass is like a skeleton. It provides the structure of the world I create. I work on my canvas, making small adjustments, getting everything just right. What to include? What to leave out? At some point, it feels right and I make the exposure.

Back in my studio I go to a place of intuition and feeling as I begin working with the slide or negative. What do I want to emphasize? What is less important? Some changes are drastic; others are minor. Sometimes the changes just flow easily and quickly. Other times, it is a struggle, with many dead ends. The road is never straight and I must listen carefully to hear where the image wants to go.
I see my image making as an attempt to find and create beauty out of the visual layers in the world. I particularly enjoy looking at ordinary things and by looking more closely and visually extracting a part of what I see, finding a new visual world within the larger "ordinary" world.

Bob has shown in solo & group shows and won numerous awards:

Awards
“Portfolio Contest 2008 Merit Award” Black & White Magazine August 2008
“Black & White Photography 2nd Place” - Babylon Arts Council, Farmingdale NY – April 2008

Shows
Black & White Photography Retrospective, Barnes Gallery Garden City NY– November & December 2008
Viewpoint Photographic Art Center, Sacramento CA – May 2008 Annual Fine Print Auction

Publications
Silvershotz, The International Journal of Fine Art Photography – Collector’s Folio Edition 2008 – 3 Images
Black & White Magazine – Portfolio Contest 2008 Merit Award 3 Images - August 2008