Joshua Barash is an

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based in

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. He has lived in

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, Canada and

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. Barash has an extensive resume in both commercial/editorial and fine art photography. Barash began his professional career with the

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at their New York Newspaper group. While there, he became a member of the

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(NPPA) and had to opportunity to shoot at many

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and

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games. After several years at Gannett, he became a

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photographer. His images have appeared in many publications including ''

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, Airways Magazine,

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'' and many online publications. Josh Barash has worked for

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, BASF, Tourism Australia,

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and others. His photo was used in the book "I Still Call Australia Home - The Qantas Story 1920–2005" (Focus Publishing) by

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."I Still Call Australia Home - The Qantas Story 1920–2005" (Focus Publishing) by

. Joshua's fine art work has achieved national acclaim and have appeared in galleries throughout the United States. "Joshua Barash is a contemporary photographer that uses several types of media to make unique, interesting images. What makes his work so distinct is his use of light projections of other

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on the bodies of women... One of his most striking images that speaks to his use of design is Under Riverside Drive II." Mist on Causeway - "...''this

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handles the projected process in a compositionally effective way, with a resulting image that offers an innovative and striking integration of image and surface''." Under Riverside Drive II - "''The human body provides an ideal surface for a highly complex and contrasting image, resulting in a strong directional focus and resolution''."

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