Marcello Mellino has developed his interest in photography over the years mostly with personal studies and self-training. He  is particularly interested in landscapes, nature and “ old world “ photo-imagery; he often  travels to Italy and Europe and has recently released his first of a series DVD titled “ Bella Italia”, a collection of Italian images reflecting  the people, the lifestyle and the atmosphere found in villages and small Italian towns. Being a sailor at heart, he has a great interest in lake Erie and surrounding waters, and has recently printed a series called “mesmERIEized “ , consisting of 60 mesmerizing images of sunsets and views of the lake throughout all four seasons. A one-man exhibit  just opened at the Custom Picture Framing Gallery,15723 Madison Ave. in Lakewood, Ohio, and will be on display until April 29th.; prior to this ,Marcello has had several solo exhibits at local galleries and has participated in numerous group art  shows as well. He has been involved for several years with the Lakewood Photographic Society, and is a Board Member at BayArts in Bay Village. At Gestures you will find several   Lake images as well as Florida water related prints .

Joseph Anthony Zupko

I have been doing photography since 1978 in High School. I developed my own film. I also did what people thought in those days was crazy to developing in color. I did not find it hard at all. I had all the filters for color.
I did standard photography until 2001. In that period I converted to digital. I bought my first digital camera; it was an Olympus point and shoot. In 2006 I bought a Kodak digital with all the works that you would find in a dslr. In 2008 I switch to a dslr.
I have exhibit at Euclid Public Library for 4 years. This year I will exhibit at Willoughby Hills Community Center in July and August and in September I will exhibit at Euclid Public Library.
I have won various awards in the Euclid Art Association annual spring show. I also contribute to the WVIZ Channel 25 Auction for the last 3 years this year will be my 4th. I have also sold my photographs to private collectors.