Photographer Spotlight: Christina Georgiou

In honor of Photographer Appreciation Month in October, we’re highlighting some of our local photographers. Get to know more about Christina Georgiou below! 

Your name and type of camera you use / prefer?

Christina Georgiou / Panasonic LUMIX G7

What type of photography do you most often do or prefer (subject matter)?

Street photography / […]

By |2025-10-27T09:54:35-04:00October 27th, 2025|Main Street News, The Arts|

Photographer Spotlight: Julian Diamond

In honor of Photographer Appreciation Month in October, we’re highlighting some of our local photographers. Get to know more about Julian Diamond below! 

Your name and type of camera you use / prefer?

My name is Julian Diamond. I personally use Nikon’s DSLR system for the majority of my work, but I’m a big believer in the […]

By |2025-10-14T10:23:34-04:00October 20th, 2025|Main Street News, The Arts|

Photographer Spotlight: Angela Christian of Carried Away Photography

In honor of Photographer Appreciation Month in October, we’re highlighting some of our local photographers. Get to know more about Angela Christian of Carried Away Photography, based in the Hudson Valley, below! 

Your name and type of camera you use / prefer?

I’m Angela Christian, and you won’t catch me without my Canon R6 MKII and my […]

By |2025-10-17T09:00:10-04:00October 16th, 2025|Main Street News, The Arts|

Photographer Spotlight: Marlena Aakjar

In honor of Photographer Appreciation Month in October, we’re highlighting some of our local photographers. Get to know more about Marlena Aakjar of Photos by Marlena below! 

Your name and type of camera you use / prefer?

 Marlena Aakjar | Photos by Marlena, I use a Nikon D850

What type of photography do you most often do […]

By |2025-10-09T11:31:57-04:00October 9th, 2025|Main Street News, The Arts|

Photographer Spotlight: Christopher Hodson of Cooked in Connecticut

In honor of Photographer Appreciation Month in October, we’re highlighting some of our local photographers. Get to know more about Christopher Hodson of @cookedinconnecticut below. 

Your name and type of camera you use / prefer?

Christopher Hodson. I use canon products because they are what I know and prefer. I currently use a Rebel T7i […]

By |2025-10-01T10:00:11-04:00October 6th, 2025|Main Street News, The Arts|

Photographer Spotlight: JenniWaka Photography

In honor of Photographer Appreciation Month in October, we’re highlighting some of our local photographers. Get to know more about Hillsdale, NY-based photographer Jen Wakamatsu of JenniWaka Photography below. 

Your name and type of camera you use / prefer?

Jennifer Wakamatsu and I use a Canon 5dMkiii.

What type of photography do you most often do or prefer […]

By |2025-10-02T09:17:55-04:00October 2nd, 2025|Main Street News, The Arts|

Upstate Now: A coffee table book highlighting the beauty of the Hudson Valley and stories of the lives lived here

Upstate Now: Art, Design, and Rural Life in the Hudson Valley and Catskills, a coffee table book providing photographs and stories about place, community, and living a creative life in the Hudson Valley, was released on September 16. 

The book, by Michel Arnaud and Jane Creech, offers an intimate and […]

By |2025-10-01T14:06:59-04:00October 1st, 2025|Main Street News, The Arts|

Get lost, then get to work

Back in February, I decided it was time to rekindle the art spark for myself. I was a studio art major in college (way back when!), and while I’ve retained an active interest in art, I have not consistently practiced making art. Regular efforts over the years left me feeling frustrated and definitely “not good […]

By |2025-09-29T10:41:12-04:00October 1st, 2025|Business, The Arts|

Outdoor sculpture spaces

Art Omi grows contemporary work in former farm fields

It would be blasphemy to talk about outdoor sculpture exhibits in this area without including Art Omi in Ghent, NY, where modest to massive contemporary works become part of the landscape, owning hilltops, filling fields, and tucking into hedge-rows of a one-time 120-acre dairy farm.

Francis J. […]

By |2025-09-29T10:36:27-04:00October 1st, 2025|Business, Featured Article, The Arts|
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