Barbara Moon Batista

Photography has been a driving force in my life from a very early age. I have been fortunate enough to live and work on the Monterey Peninsula for most of my adult life. The photographic community and my mentors have contributed to the shaping of my work and ultimately my style. Ironically, I am not a traditional nature photographer but influenced more by the transformative beauty of the aging process both in nature and the gestalt of the human experience.  It is a great privilege to have worked as a commercial photographer with my spouse and partner Fernando Batista. However, my greatest joy is the transformative experience of teaching. Art in any form, makes the human experience so much richer. Photography has enriched my life immeasurably . My hope is that I can share that experience with you through the medium of photography. 

Nicole Asselborn

Nicole Asselborn is an amateur photographer based in the Monterey Bay area. She uses a Canon 90D, prints her photos, belongs to the Studio of Barbara Moon Batista as well as Carmel Center for Photographic Art. She is a former member of the Padre Trails Camera Club. Nicole started her photographic journey in earnest with macro-photography and in many ways still sees the world through that lens. She is fascinated by nature, draws inspiration from poetry especially haiku. Hiking and photography are her meditation (consider ‘mindfulness practice.’)

Nicole has sold her work through the Salinas Valley Art Gallery. Her images have been accepted several years in a row in the online gallery of Member and International Competitions at the Center for Photographic Art (CPA). Her photo Zigzag was accepted for display in the gallery at the International Competition at CPA in 2022. Her images have also been exhibited several times in competitions at other galleries including Horizons in the Midwest Center for Photography, Shades of Grey in the Lionscourt Gallery, and most recently Framing the feminine at Photo Artfolio. She has also exhibited at the Steinbeck Center, the Monterey County Fair, the Avery Gallery in Seaside, the Monterey Conference Center, and at an exhibit commemorating the reopening of the Pacific Grove library following the Covid-19 pandemic. Nicole’s work has also appeared on the covers of books by James Lake M.D.,

In addition to gallery exhibits, several of Nicole’s photos have been published by the Monterey Weekly including Owl in Marks Ranch, which was named best of the year in 2022

Contact : nasselb@gmail.com // 831 -236-4312

Fernando Batista 

My process for doing photography is very simple.

Very Zen-like.

When I engage in taking a photograph, be it in my studio or out in nature, I mainly look for light, color, and composition. These three elements are extremely important to me for a successful and artistic outcome.

At times, it comes easily to me when I am in tune with my surroundings and my inner creative self.

Other times, I am not present, and it becomes very difficult to create.

For this exhibit, "The Old West," I picked three photographs from a series of images that I had taken at the Mission San Antonio during a full moon night.

The moment I took these photos, I was transported back in time to the early days of the mission.

I was present and almost could hear voices coming from the other side.

The light from the moon striking the adobe walls was mesmerizing and had a magical feel.

Terrence Farrell

For a career, I am a classical guitarist.  I have had the great fortune and luck to play on every continent except one and in every state except two!  As a lifelong student of the arts I have a deep and abiding appreciation and affection for the visual arts and especially photography.  Ever since my brother gave me a fixed mount Yashika camera while at university I have never stopped taking pictures.   Along the way I met and married my wife whose father was a commercial photographer with deep roots in the arts.  From there, photography for me has blossomed into a much more dedicated pursuit.  With the advent of the digital camera I found himself at a loss of how to use its many features.  Before, there was little on the camera to adjust.  You had your speed set by the film and then little more to set on your camera except exposure….and of course….what to take a picture of.  That lead me to more training and a life changing lecture by the famed photographer John Sexton.   After seeing how Ansel Adam edited his image of Moonrise over Hernandez New Mexico, I’ve been compelled to a much deeper pursuit of the art of the camera.  For those I’ve been rewarded by being selected for several Internationally juried shows, have seventeen images displayed at the Cypress Inn and have sold my images and note cards nation-wide. Except in the few cases when I print on canvass,  I edit and print my own images.

Contact: tfarrell@TerrenceFarrell.com (831) 521- 3033