Alleywayz features Orlow Kent Nygren, Interactive photography portfolio

Orlow Kent Nygren's portfolio is an interactive project and a playful cacophony of images. If you like what you see, contact him for work or any special projects.

Nygren has worked as a Photojournalist for 20 years; first as a staff photographer for the Daily Hampshire Gazette/Amherst Bulletin and the Recorder, and, then, as a freelancer. His work has been published in the New York Times, Philadelphia Daily News, Associated Press, Advocate, and numerous other publications. Nygren does work in the areas of fashion, adverting, portraits, nudes, documentary work, weddings, and special projects for clients. His work has appeared in publications, on CD covers, music CD's, and Art exhibits.

In 1989, he was awarded a Massachusetts State Lottery Grant from the town of Amherst which was co-sponsored by Kodak and Leica. The work resulted in the exhibition titled "Amherst Area: Symbols of Life". In 1990, he was award a a second Massachusetts State Lottery Grant. The exhibition "Alter Image" was an exploration in using manipulated Polaroid images as a medium for documentary work.

In 1991, Nygren's exhibited "Venus Descending" which explored the life and work of radical feminist, naturalist, erotic poet, and sculptor Patrikyia-Sophia Dewicce. The work represented a turn in his documentary work and explored a level of life often hidden from public view.

In 1994, Nygren began graduate work and a Teaching Assistantship at Boston University's College of Communications' Photojournalism program where he learned interactive multimedia under and digital imaging. The process produced a major change in the direction of his work. "It was a revolution in my thinking about visional communication", says Nygren. "I discovered a new arena, medium, and method for the work I was doing. It challenged my perception of how photography could be used and presented while sparking my interest in interactive media adding sound, video, and interactivity to produce a total effect of an idea or project."

Nygren is currently working as the webmaster, interactive multimedia designer, photographer, and videographer at the Springfield Police Department, "Believe it or not, we're creating some amazing tools with technology and interactive media, particularly the virtual tour project of the areas schools for tactical uses," says Nygren.

Reviews of Orlow Kent Nygren's one-man exhibits and his work and his resume are Acrobat documents.