LISA Manifold

LM Manifold Photography

Lisa Manifold’s Artist Statement

Photographs of my six siblings and I --- adorned in 60’s style outfits, hairdo’s, pointedly colorful eye glasses and toothless grins --- were prominently displayed in my childhood home. The memories of those photos coupled with my newfound love of grandchildren drove me to purchase a digital camera in 2015. Little did I know just how much that camera would change my life! One photo after another and click after click led me to retire from the “9 to 5” to experience more of the world beyond a Nikon lens or two or three...

The art in photography for me is trying to capture the magnificence of nature’s spirit. In the desert, nature has an intriguing “circle of life” – mystical hummingbird wings, wild mustangs, colorful spring blooms, moonlit milky way starry nights, monsoonal lightning strikes, song dog lullabies, sparring jacks and so much more


Lisa Manifold’s Artist Biography

The Start of LM Manifold Photography

Photographs of my six siblings and I --- adorned in 60’s style outfits, hairdo’s, pointedly colorful eye glasses and toothless grins --- were prominently displayed in my childhood home.  The memories of those photos coupled with my newfound love of grandchildren drove me to purchase a digital camera in 2015. Little did I know just how much that camera would change my life! One photo after another, click after click after click; a few college classes, seminars, and months on end of photographing, downloading and posting prompted me to retire to see the world full time, through a Nikon lens or two or three...  What I see and experience beyond the camera lens is captured in the photos I share through LM Manifold Photography on Facebook, Instagram and my website. 

Inspiration

As a freelance wildlife and nature photographer I’ve found inspiration in the Southwest deserts --- Mojave, Sonoran and Chihuahuan. The deserts are an absolute paradise to photograph: clear nights full of stars, meteors, the milky way and moonlit pathways; unfathomable daylight perfection; “take-your-breath-away” sun sets and rises; monsoon lightning; hummingbird whimsy; lizard scampering dances, melodic Coyote "lullabies"; jackrabbit ears; cottontail tails, bobcats, tortoises, shaking rattlers; Big-horn sheep; thundering hoofs of wild horses; vast landscapes; Joshua Trees; Saguaros; magnificent Spring blossoms; geological wonders; uninhabited Homestead Cabins; earth shattering silence… Everyday is a new day to experience in the desert.

Not every photo I take is desert themed… sometimes my nomad spirit goes to the oceans, lakes, and forests.

Recognition and Contact Info

Contact Info: You can view my work and upcoming events on Facebook, Instagram (Manifoldlm) and Twitter (DABNAB1) -- and see my upcoming events and/or purchase a piece via a PM on Facebook, or my website: https://lisa-manifold.pixels.com.

Recognition:

• Copper Mountain College’s Howl Art & Literary Magazine (Volume 19), Joshua Tree, California; 2015
• GuruShotsTM My photo "Jack or Jack'ette?” was featured in 29 Photographs of the Most Amazing Faces on Earth (That aren’t Human), March 28, 2017;
• GuruShotsTM My “Roadrunner Flight” photograph was featured in “32 Photos of Creatures BIG and Small – We Photographers Love to Photograph Them”, April 11, 2017;
• The Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center’s Marine Corps Community Services Desert Life Style Magazine Spring/Summer of 2017, Vol 10 Issue 2; and Farewell 2008-17, Vol 9 Issue 3
• The Arizona Game and Fish Department’s 2018 and 2019 Arizona Wildlife Calendar; Honorary mention
• Joshua Tree National Park carries my wildlife cards
• My photo “Mojave Bedroom” was selected to be in the Inaugural Exhibition: Ground to Sky at the Yucca Valley Visual and Performing Arts Center June - August 2018
• 2018 Highway 62 Open Studio Art Tours used one of my photos on the cover of the event’s brochure and featured me in the brochure
• Won Bay Photo’s 2018 Instagram Halloween Contest
• Featured in Our Ever Changing World: #9 The California Hi-Desert Artists Paperback – July 26, 2018 and Our Ever Changing World: Through the Eyes of Artist ~ Book 10: Artist, ART, & Story: A Moment in 2018; International; Voyage LA Magazine; and in Womanly Blog by Cornelia Pichler
• Received 2nd and tied for 1st Place in Focusing on Wildlife’s Best Photo of the Month for November 2018 and February 2018 respectively
• Selected as a participant in the 2017 and 2018 Joshua Tree National Park’s Art Expo Exhibit

Additionally I ‘ve participated in the Highway 62 Art Tours and several Gallery shows in the Morongo Basin, California and did a show at the Pilates and Art Studio in Los Angeles.

I look forward to hearing from or seeing you via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, my website or at any of my upcoming events. Until then…

“Always Believe something wonderful is going to happen.
Even with all the ups and downs, never take a day for granted.
Smile, cherish the little things and remember to hug the ones
you love.” ~ Brigitte Nicole

Best Regards,



Lisa Manifold
LM Manifold Photography
18395 East Verde Court
Gold Canyon, AZ 85118
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: Manifoldlm
Web: https://lisa-manifold.pixels.com