NyghtFalcon's Dakota Wins First Place

March 26, 2008 - PRLog -- Louisville, KY, Greensboro, NC and Basel, CH: Falcon, Senior Partner and Founder of NyghtFalcon, announced today that Dakota, NyghtFalcon’s Director of the Midwest Region and Director of the firm’s new Fine Art Print Group, has been awarded First Place in the Interiors Category of the annual Photography Competition sponsored by the Shaker Workshops of Ashburnham, MA . Dakota’s photo of the Trustee's Building's Spiral Staircase at  Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill  will appear on one of the four covers of this year’s Shaker Workshop Magazine – a publication which serves to keep Shaker traditions and craftsmanship alive.

“In the sixteen months Dakota has been with us, his artistry and his sense of time and space have opened new vistas for all of us at NyghtFalcon,” said Falcon when he announced Dakota’s award last week. “We are immensely proud of him, not simply for his artistic vision but also for all that he has accomplished since he has been with us. His sense of organization, his experience and business acumen, his ability to offer younger photographers guidance and insight, are all invaluable.’

Dakota joined NyghtFalcon in the fall of 2006. NyghtFalcon was founded in January 2003 and maintains five locations in the US and one in Basel, Switzerland. Known for its distinctive artistic voice, the firm’s work, both commercial and artistic, is marked by rich colors, intensity of contrast, striking detail and its often unusual perspective. Since its founding the firm has garnered international recognition for its work. The firm’s work has appeared in Digital Camera World (UK) twice, The Wall Street Journal, After Capture (three times) and has been featured in Studio Photography, one of the leading trade journals for photography in North America. The firm’s partners include DxO Labs (Paris), Museo Fine Art (Dalton, MA), ThinkTank Photo, OnOne Software, RealViz and Hoodman USA.

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NyghtFalcon was founded in 2003 in Greensboro, NC and over the past five years the firm has garnered international recognition for its work. Known for its vibrant and striking colors, detailed texture and rich contrast of its work, the firm’s distinctive style has made its work both distinctive and much sought after in the fine commercial market. NyghtFalcon’s partners include: DxO Labs (Paris), Museo Fine Art Paper, Hoodman USA, OnOne Software, and ThinkTank Photo.

Website: www.nyghtfalcon.com