Howard Margules’ award-winning photo titled, “The Metropolitan Museum of Art.”

Old Lyme resident Howard Margules recently won an Honorable Mention for the photo shown above in the prestigious Mystic Arts Center’s Photo Show 36.  A total of seven Honorable Mentions were awarded from an entry of 24o photos.  Margules also had a second image juried into the show.

Margules has dabbled in photography for a number of years, but his interest peaked when he had an opportunity to live in China for five years.  He recalls, “Every day offered some unique visual experience,  which I sought to capture.”

He continues, “I favor portrait photography, and prefer to shoot candid, unposed subjects because I believe they produce a more authentic rendition.  Sometimes I will have my wife stand in front of the subject and pretend I am shooting her in order to capture what I am looking for.”

Asked who he admires most in the photographic world, Margules responds, “I admire the great street photographers especially Cartier-Bresson and look to his work for inspiration.  Like him, I strive to capture the “decisive moment.”

Margules is a member of both the Coastal Camera and Connecticut Valley Camera Clubs.  He has won numerous awards in both Connecticut and China. His images have been displayed in numerous juried shows in Connecticut, including the ‘Mystic Photo Show’ and ‘Images.’

Margules serves as a volunteer photographer for Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts and High Hopes Therapeutic Riding, Inc.