Dr Zenaidy Castro – Dentist & Black and White Photographer
The Material of Dreams
As far back as I can remember, art in various mediums has always fascinated me; as a child, I enjoyed drawing and painting. My visual affinity for arts and aesthetics led me to choose a career and fulfilment as a cosmetic dentist. I found fulfilment in giving and assisting my patient in achieving the confident and beautiful smile that they desired.
Artistic Realization
Visual creativity appears to be built into me, a passion written into my DNA that never ceases to amaze and flow through me.
Outside from my commitment to my private dentistry career and running a successful private practice, I decided to pursue my passion for art. Over the years, I continually took several visual arts lessons and short courses on different Arts and Paintings studies. Using a variety of media and subject, I painted different subjects including: landscape photorealism, Still Life, Abstracts, and Life drawings and painted on a large scale in both Oil or Acrylic. My favourite is Abstract painting.
In late 2015 I found photography and I love every part of the craft, and I soon found that what I lack in knowledge and technique, it make up for with my inherent artistic inclination, talent, intuitive visual acuity and earlier art studies. Even in just short span of less than a year doing and learning the craft of photography, my works showed strong artistic merit. I won multitude awards and honours from my photographic works.
My love for black and white photography and for the beauty in the world lead me to travelled extensively throughout the world and captured anything and everything that resonated with me.
My photography spans many different genres, From minimalist snaps of landscape to travel documentayy and cultural portraits.
My Passion for Black and White Photography
Black and white photography has been a romantic medium since its inception. That romance lives on today, with black and white photography being easier and more accessible than ever.
Color and black-and-white photography, according to American Black and White photographer Edward Weston, were two different means to different ends with nothing in common. Furthermore, author of How to look at photographs: reflections on the art of seeing Black and White Photographer David Finn states: “In some respects black-and-white photographs are more ‘real’ than colour photographs because they represent the subject without embellishment.
They speak to the viewer more simply and directly, and their images appear more authentic. Color photographs, on the other hand, are more ‘real’ because they are closer to what we actually see.”
Black-and-white photography is timeless, but it also transcends reality, transforming an image into a realm that is neither abstraction nor reality. A black-and-white image deconstructs and simplifies a scene to its forms and tones.
Art and Photographic Style
My continued love of brightly coloured abstract art and painting was balanced by my strong interest in monochrome black and white photography. My artworks is like “ying and yang”.
I have a wide range of photographic interests, including landscapes, still lives, wildlife and horses, travel documentary and cultural portraits, genre scenes, and so on. During the early years, I photographed and learned at the same time, mostly through trial and error.
Despite by my inexperience, my early photographs demonstrated careful composition and sensitivity to expressionistic photographs and won several photographic awards internationally. My award-winning photographs are mostly in black and white.
The Story and the Inspiration Behind Heart & Soul Whisperer Art Gallery
It didn’t take long for me to realise that I have a passion for creating beauty in this world after spending over 30 years as a Cosmetic Dentist helping patients have a beautiful smile. My job has allowed me to meet people from all walks of life, and the more people I meet, the more I realise how uniquely and spectacularly created we all are.
The realisation that each person is unique, with their own path and story, has fueled my inspiration as an artist and photographer, Heart and Soul Whisperer Art Gallery.
I’ve always been a visual and artistic person, and the Heart & Soul Whisperer online art gallery allows me to finally pursue my dreams.
Every one of us has a story to tell, and my art is about finding your place in this sometimes chaotic world. It is my hope that you will find yourself and enter a new world here, or that you will take a moment to appreciate and connect with the wonders and harmony of nature and realise that there is something bigger than us.
This passion project, “Heart & Soul Whisperer Art Gallery,” was created to assist you in finding empowerment as you move closer to discovering your ultimate destiny and how you can add a spark of magic to this world, as well as searching for what truly matters.
Learning that sometimes the best decisions come from the heart. Listening to your inner whispers, whether it’s making a life-changing decision or simply selecting a Cosmetic Dentist or an Art, is a reminder that our deepest wisdom lives within us. The answers we seek can be found within.
Listen to your Heart Whispers is about leaning into our heart’s wisdom and allowing our big decisions to emerge from that pure place.
The Black and White Photography of Dr Zenaidy Castro
See Black and White Photographer Dr Zenaidy Castro Curated Portfolio
Meet The Black and White Photographer Dr Zenaidy Castro
Photographic Awards
I was the recipient of multiple local and international awards. Among my awards are from Australian Photography, Fine Art Photography Awards, HIPA, Monochrome Awards, Pano Awards, TIFA Photography Awards, Focus Awards, and Better Photography
Below is the list detailing some of my photographic awards
- 2017 – Australian Photography Photographer of the Year –Commended
- 2015 – Focus Award – Bronze (two awards)
- 2015 – Better Photography Photograph of the Year – Revealing Nature– Bronze
- 2015 – Better Photography Photograph of the Year – Classic Landscapes – Bronze
- 2015 – Better Photography Photograph of the Year – Classic Landscapes #2 – Bronze
- 2015 – Better Photography Photograph of the Year – Creative Flair – Bronze
- 2015 – Better Photography Photograph of the Year – Creative Flair #2 – Bronze
- 2016 – PANO Awards – Bronze
- 2016 – HIPA Photographic Awards – Finalist
- 2016 – TIFA Photography Award – Silver
Neutral Density Photography awards- Vast Stillness
Photo of the Year -Landscape category- Blown Away
Fine Art Photography Awards
Monochrome Awards
The Tokyo International Foto Awards -Stranded
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