Esther Piaskowski, photographer

Artist portraits

Portraits made with artists, musicians and authors, for their websites, press, exhibitions and books.

Michi Toki — Artist portraits, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiPeter D. Gerakaris — Artist portraits, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiEdel Stuehmke — Artist portraits, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiDavid Carsky — Artist portraits, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiTaisiia Vistniskiya — Artist portraits, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiAdela — Artist portraits, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiGianna Pontecorboli — Artist portraits, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiLeendert van der Pool — Artist portraits, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiK. William LeQuier and Mary Angus — Artist portraits, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiArtist in Mbour, Senegal — Artist portraits, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiConcerts with Yi-Heng Yang — Artist portraits, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiOpen jazz rehearsal with Susheel Kurien — Artist portraits, photograph by Esther Piaskowski

Portraits

People, often against the murals, paintings and color of the city.

Anoukia — Portraits, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiCampbell Soup Girl — Portraits, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiChelsea — Portraits, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiA woman in a blue dress stands against a street mural of cartoon animals while two women pass under a yellow umbrella, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiA young man in a cap and Opening Ceremony sweatshirt stands in front of bright text posters on a blue wall, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiTricia — Portraits, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiSunta — Portraits, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiDavid and Aaron — Portraits, photograph by Esther Piaskowski

Urban landscapes

New York, where I have lived since 1985, and places I have traveled to, from Barcelona to Athens and Meteora.

The top of the Golden Gate Bridge rising out of a bank of fog under a blue sky, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiBarcelona 2 — Urban landscapes, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiSutton Place — Urban landscapes, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiA gondola on the lake in Central Park, New York, with the boathouse reflected in still water, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiFour Freedoms on Roosevelt Island — Urban landscapes, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiCloisters — Urban landscapes, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiAthens — Urban landscapes, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiBarcelona — Urban landscapes, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiMeteora — Urban landscapes, photograph by Esther Piaskowski

Stills and nature

Still lifes in low, painterly light, and close looks at leaves, bark and flowers.

Vase — Stills and nature, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiBloom, Quickly, Quickly — Stills and nature, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiLeaf 3 — Stills and nature, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiA white porcelain teapot with a turquoise lid on a dark wooden table, old bottles behind it in shadow, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiThree small vessels in green, red and blue glass lit on a dark table, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiLeaf 1 — Stills and nature, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiA dark bowl of lemons, a pear, a red pepper, zucchini and spring onions beside stoneware bottles, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiClose view of a yellow-green palm frond, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiClose view of pale grey tree bark with carved marks, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiClose view of a tree trunk covered in conical thorns, photograph by Esther Piaskowski

Fauna

Birds and animals, from peacocks to a hillside of sheep.

Peacock — Fauna, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiWhite Peacock — Fauna, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiA night heron perched on a post in water that reflects a glass conservatory, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiFrizzy — Fauna, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiSleepy Lemur — Fauna, photograph by Esther PiaskowskiSheep on a Hill — Fauna, photograph by Esther Piaskowski