Naomi Pitcairn of The Times Quotidian (Jan 24, 2010) writes, "Robert Kato’s photography is about finding beauty in the most unlikely anythings and anywheres. The images from his San Francisco Bay series “Man Forgets the Earth Remembers” are neither Kodak Moments nor hero shots, but tributes to the grandeur of common places and the singularity of the ordinary. These bayside landscapes speak to the most quotidian of scenarios that under the watchful eye of Kato become opulent photographic renderings.

Robert pursues his images with both controlled precision and serendipitous intent. He purposes only to be present, a certain place at a chosen hour, trusting that the images will come. Then, from the moment the vision alights on his lens it will go through a rigorous process of selection, calculated tweaking, and imbuing of the RAW file into a technical tour de force. Deliberate shutter speeds expose new colors, surprising details, sharpening the atmosphere while slurring movement, the camera’s giant owl eye casting a preternatural light on these seemingly mundane cultural landscapes."

Between being a digital printmaker, post production consultant and educator, Robert continues to devote time to his passion for personal image making.

His short list... formally trained at Art Center College of Design, images acquired by Santa Barbara Museum of Art, represented by Modernbook Gallery SF, first award 2011 Juried Exhibition at Carmel Center for Photographic Art and avid iphoneographer.

Robert's Websites:

http://web.mac.com/studiokato

http://seeingiphone.blogspot.com/

ADDENDUM: iPhoneography (updated 10-28-11)

Robert Kato also gave a brief presentation on iPhoneography, based partly on images from his blog above. In response to requests from the audience for his favorite photography "Apps", he submitted this list for the iPhone:

• Iris
• PhotoForge2
• Retouch
• Diptic
• Snapseed
• Blender
• iResize
• PhotoCopier
• ScratchCam
• DXP
• PicGrunger
• BlurFX
• Juxtaposer
• Blurbmobile

He also suggested these IPhone websites as a start:

http://www.iphoneart.com/
http://pixelsatanexhibition.com/
http://www.eyeem.com/
http://lifeinlofi.com/