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1968 Pre Woodstock Michael
Lang Production The Miami Pop Festival
with Jimi Hendrix Frank Zappa Blue Cheer John Lee Hooker
Collectible Concert Photos
Kens
Bio
His interest in
art was discovered at an early age. While on a visit to friends
of his parents, Ken,
at age 4, was given his first art test. His Fathers friend,
Johnny Mandola, was an art teacher. Every
visit thereafter, included Johnny getting out his best pastels
and paper for him to play with. Ken got
his first camera at age 8 and by the time he was twelve his
parents had arranged for private art lessons
from a local artist. A budding artist through high school, he
went to a 2yr Jr College for 4 Years, taking
almost every art class. By 1966, at age 17 ken was working part
time as a professional photographer at
his parents studio. In 1968 Ken got the opportunity to
photograph The Miami Pop Festival with Jimi Hendrix.
With this under his belt Ken was able to secure the position of
official Photographer of the 1969 First Annual
Music and Arts Festival of Palm Beach ( The Palm Beach Pop
Festival )a 3 Day Festival dubbed
"Woodstock South" which closed with the Rolling Stones.
In the summer of his 22nd year he attended
the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Which enabled him to
photograph the 1972 Shea Stadium Peace
concert . For almost 20 years Ken developed his darkroom
technique and shooting style,while working in his
parents studio in Palm Beach. At this time, Davidoff Studio's
was located in the Breakers Hotel, in Palm Beach.
He had his 1st gallery exhibit at Palm Beach Galleries on Worth
Ave. Selling 9 out of 25 images on opening
night was very exciting and encouraged him to expand his artistic
horizon. Over the next few years, Ken
exhibit his photography at several local venues : Royal Trust and
Sunbank locations, Jerry Wilson Gallery,
Worth Ave, The Breakers Hotel, Palm Beach, and The Palm Beach
County Governmental Center. Beresford
Galleries of Potomac Maryland and Zolan Galleries of Palm
Springs, Ca. also exhibited his work. A one man
show of his Polo Photography at Palm Beach Polo and Country Club
in Wellington,Fl., was a high point in
Ken's artistic endeavors. He also put in stints with the Palm
Beach Post, The Miami Herald, and United Press
International . By 1985 Ken had his own studio and was shooting
for the Atlanta Braves and Montreal Expos,
taking Spring Training Photographs for them. He also taught
Photography at The Armory Art Center in West
Palm Beach,Fl., for 5 years during this time. Over the years he
has worked at local color labs as a printer, and
portrait photographer, and even put in a couple years with
Glamour Shots. For the past 4 years Ken has
worked at The Camera Shop in North Palm Beach, Fl., learning
about the workings of Digital SLRs,
while still shooting assignments for Davidoff Studios at The
Mar-a-lago Club. Donald Trumps Palm
Beach Palace. The publication of " The Kennedy Family
Album", a book containing almost 300 images
of his Fathers work Chronicling the J.F.K. and Kennedy Family
Years in Palm Beach. Several of his
photographs appear in the book including images of his father
with both Jackie and Aristotle Onasis.
The Publication of this website is not the end of Ken's
Photographic Career, It's Just The Beginning!
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ken@kooak.net
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