The Ludak Experience

Recently, Professor Ludak had his work displayed in the Ice House and gave a presentation on his personal photographic journey.

The Presentation:
Ludak's presentation started out with his days of learning and ended up where he is now. However, there was so much in between. The amount of work Ludak did during his career is amazing. He traveled the world, getting images for political coverage, journals and magazines, and even companies like Apple. I was blown away by his travels and employers, and personal experiences. He really is lucky in being able to allow his photography to take him to so many places, even political hot zones. Not only that, he was maintaining his outside photography career as well. Those were only his hired gigs.

The Work:
The images Ludak presented were so simple, and yet unbelievably strong. He explains that hes never out to get a shot, he just stays observant and ready for the shots that arise, and from the amount of pieces he creates, he clearly has eyes like a hawk. All of his work is straight foreward with out manipulation or heavy reliance on editing. His result are these clean images that immediately catch the eye. One of my favorite images is one he shot in asbury, where a yellow curb complements a yellow building. I have seen and drove and skated on that very curve of road, and it has never looked as interesting as when Ludak had presented it.

Ludak's work and history was very surprising and interesting. His personal backstory was also quite surprising and the whole presentation was a great sucess.