John Paul Caponigro, visual artist

John Paul Caponigro is a prominent visual artist working with digital media. His art has been exhibited internationally and purchased by numerous private and public collections including Princeton University, the Estée Lauder collection, and Smithsonian. Caponigro combines his background in painting with traditional and alternative photographic processes using state-of-the-art digital technology. A form of environmental art in virtual space, his work is about the perception of nature and the nature of perception. His life’s work is both a call to connection with nature and a call for conscientious creative interaction with our environment during a time of rapid change. He has lectured extensively at conferences, universities, and museums in venues as diverse as Photoshop World, Google, and TEDx. He leads seminars and workshops around the globe. His work has been published widely in numerous periodicals and books including Art News and The Ansel Adams Guide. Author of the video training series “R/Evolution” and the book Adobe Photoshop Master Class, he has also been a contributing editor to a variety of magazines and websites including Camera Arts, Digital Photo Pro, HuffPost, and Apple. He is a member of the Photoshop Hall of Fame, an Epson Stylus Pro, and an X-Rite Coloratti. His clients include Adobe, Apple, Canon, Epson, Kodak, and Sony.