Bahamian master documentary/fine art/photographic artist Margaret Guillaume is finalizing plans for an exhibition of her photographs entitled "Dancing in the Light: A Symphony of Nature Revealed in My Yard" that were created 2008-2014.
The photographic exhibition that will open Tuesday, June 3 at Doongalik Studios, #20 Village Road will be Guillaume's first showcasing images created by using the digital medium. Guillaume applies the same basic operation of the traditional film camera and is rewarded with excellent exposed color and un-tweeted breathtaking images in their "purest" form, untouched and not digitally enhanced by Photoshop.
The subject matter for the exhibition was discovered during early morning walks in her yard beginning in the early fall of 2008.
"The spider and the spider web was one of my very first shots using a 200 millimeter lens shooting into the light of the spider and the web, thereby creating an effect as though it was dancing in the light. I was amazed when I saw the images, not just of ordinary flowers but also different species of birds. The natural sunlight illuminated the subjects, displaying the radiance of their colors. Photography is an art that can be described as drawing with light. My ordinary vision was set aside and a new vision of seeing has emerged with a new perspective and with a greater appreciation for the light," said Guillaume.
"The images in the yard that I had documented had been right there under my eyes for ages, and I had never thought of documenting [shooting] them before. Finally I had 40 to 50 exciting, colorful and breathtaking images from my yard and I am delighted to be mounting this exhibition so that I could share them with the public. I would like viewers, including the youths, to take away from the show an awareness of the extraordinary beauty that exists within ordinary images which we take for granted."
Guillaume is a veteran news photographer. Her work has appeared in newspapers and magazines in The Bahamas and internationally. She has photographed Rosa Parks, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Princess Anne. Throughout the years, Guillaume has documented decades of Bahamian scenes and lifestyles with her camera.
Guillaume's forte is black and white film photography, which she has studied extensively. She has mastered the art of making fine black and white prints.
"Dancing in the Light" will be her first color exhibition.
Guillaume is a former art instructor at The College of The Bahamas and former founding member of the board of directors of the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas. Guillaume is also a collector of vintage film cameras and will have a selection of her vintage cameras on display.
o The exhibition will open Tuesday, June 3 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and will be open to the public Monday through Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., or by appointment. For further information, telephone 394-1886 or contact the Gallery at doongalikart@batelnet.bs.

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