Al Foti

NY|Displaying Since 2021

Al Foti was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY— he graduated from the School of Industrial Art in Manhattan and after four years in the U.S. Air Force attended Pratt Institute under the Korean War GI Bill. Al graduated Pratt with a degree in Advertising Design, and later studied publication design with Alexey Brodovitch at his Design Lab, in New York City. Al began his award winning career in publishing at LOOK magazine on Madison Avenue, and later went on to art direct many leading consumer, business, and medical magazines. When his hair turned grey, he left the “rat race” and went to concentrate on his photography in his studio in NJ.

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For me silhouetting vegetation and making the shapes solid is so special… it gives the appearance of

Winter evening, freezing fingers, just enough room to snap the shutter at beautiful old tree.

Abstract

A few years ago on an early winter day I decided to take one of my special solo hikes. The weather

Making a right turn onto Kanawauke Road I came face to face with this wise old guy. I stopped the

Sometimes finding a subject to photograph is just pure luck... after I snapped the shutter on this

Being a hiker and a non hunter, beautiful animals just seem to cross my path...I was about to shoot

Animals and Wildlife

This part of Ringwood Manor has a beautiful room with fantastic windows... in this room is a piano,

Architecture

I love off-season. Nobody is around… the sand is cool to your feet all the way from your car to the

Years ago, you were allowed to walk on the sand dunes... but all that fun is long gone now. I do

Walking to the water from the road, you don't quite see all of this gorgeous beach house..but when

White Egrets always seem to be posing, so white and still near the water...I thought this guy needs

It's a refreshing walk from the Tip of the Island to the beautiful Lighthouse that greats you at

Beaches

Boats and Boating

Just outside the famous Uffizi museum it is very easy to fall in love...even in the rain.

Cityscapes

This hardy plant has lived in my backyard for more than 25 years. Nor wind, nor rain, nor snow...nor

Hiking alone has so many great advantages... you can stop when you wish, go when you wish, ...and

In most Botanical Gardens there usually is a sign to identify the flowers or the trees, etc. But

Floral Art

I saw an Italian film with an actress whose name on the list of credits was Giovanna Mezzogiorno…

Churches are always a warm place to see... when a church has a graveyard next to it.... it is

Once you learn to pronounce and say Kanawauke... you never forget to visit anytime you are near.

Landscapes

Evening at the Lighthouse just above the Hudson River and not far from West Point NY

Lighthouses

Rain drops were definitely falling on my head as I went hiking in the rain that summer day… but when

A day hike along the White Bar trail is a great two hour circle hike when you don't have all day

A mile or two down a small road from the Ringwood Manor, lies a small lake that was once used every

Found these last leaves of summer still hanging on the banks of this lovely lake off of Seven Lakes

Trees

Just past the Park office is a small building that might have once been a storage/kitchen type room

Winter Scenes