Recently I was asked to serve as one of three judges in a photography contest sponsored by OARS whose mission is to protect, preserve, and enhance the natural and recreational features of the Assabet, Sudbury, and Concord Rivers. This evening Jeanine and I attended a casual reception at the ArtScape Gallery for the winning photographers. The top twelve images, all featuring our local rivers, have been used to create a 2013 calendar that will be sold to raise funds to support the OARS mission. I needed to put an artistic spin on my otherwise technical background when asked to submit a biography for the event.

Carl Calabria has had a lifelong passion for creating still and moving images. This love affair can be traced from the dark room he built as a high school student to his Emmy Award from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for pioneering work in the field of computer based video. At age 26 he co-founded the Electronic Photography and Imaging Center where his work enabled early use of computers in the field of photography and full color digital publishing. In 1987 he launched Truevision, a company dedicated to harnessing the power of computers in the digital arts. Videography magazine has identified Calabria as the “Father of Desktop Video.” An avid photographer, Calabria enjoys exploring the world through the lens of his camera. Favorite subjects include places of natural wonder and people with beautiful souls. His photographic quests usually involve a tent and have taken him to over twenty five countries on five continents. Calabria was the principal photographer and videographer for Nico’s Challenge, a documentary film which won first place at the American Pavilion Film Festival in Cannes, France and was featured at the Mountainfilm Festival in Telluride, Colorado and on the Mountainfilm World Tour. His photography has been featured on the cover of Exceptional Parent magazine, Scholastic Choices magazine and used in numerous textbooks.