ToddWaxStudios

Artist Resume

ToddWaxStudios

A short-form artist resume for curators, jurors, and exhibition review.

Snapshot

South Florida light, motion, atmosphere, and the finished frame.

Boca Raton

Based

South Florida

Field

Self-taught

Education

Photo + video

Medium

2019

Balloon Fiesta recognition

Light first

Method

Artist Statement

I work with light as both subject and collaborator. Through photography and video, I follow the point where a waterfront, palm, room, or stage stops feeling purely documentary and begins to carry energy, drift, and presence.

Using motion blur, exposure drift, in-camera movement, and reflection, I look for the brief alignment when light transforms the familiar. A sunrise can become a field of radiance. A palm can become a vertical column. A concert can become a pulse of haze and reflection. Light is not passive in this work. It shapes perception, emotion, and presence.

Based in Boca Raton and working across Delray Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Ormond Beach, DeLand, Daytona Beach, and the surrounding coastal field, I use the camera to slow time just enough for that transformation to register. The finished image remains the work. Motion exists only to clarify how the image arrives, holds, and disappears.

Todd Waxberg's 2019 Mass Ascension third-place contest image from the official Balloon Fiesta results page

Official results image from the 2019 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Photo Contest.

Recognition

Verified public recognition

The first confirmed public recognition in Todd Waxberg's record is a third-place finish in the Mass Ascension category of the 2019 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Photo Contest. The source link and image are kept on this site so the resume stays grounded in verifiable public record as additional credits, recognitions, and exhibitions are confirmed.

  • 2019 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Photo Contest
  • Mass Ascension category
  • 3rd place
  • Official results page lists Todd Waxberg, Boca Raton, Florida

Resume Details

Current work, verified recognition, and studio context.
Artist
  • Artist name: ToddWaxStudios
  • Artist: Todd Waxberg
  • Based in Boca Raton, Florida
  • Self-taught
  • Works in digital photography and video
Practice
  • Focus: light-based abstraction, coastal atmosphere, live performance, motion trace, and afterimage
  • Methods include motion blur, exposure drift, in-camera movement, long-exposure logic, and reflection-based composition
  • Field activity spans South Florida waterfronts, palm-lined streets, venues, city light, and open air
  • The finished frame leads. Motion and process remain secondary
Selected Works
  • Ormond Awakening
  • Delray Palm Drift
  • Luminous Frequency
  • Emerald Suspension
  • Star-Spangled Haze
Recent Studies
  • Green Pulse
  • Emerald Chandelier
  • Fuchsia Cascade
  • Sunset Palms
  • Night Fire Palm
  • Downtown Night Sparkle
Project Groups
  • Light Artistry: anchor body of work centered on light, atmosphere, and finished-image-first presentation
  • Light Studies: supporting works exploring motion, blur, duration, reflection, and in-camera transformation
Recognition
  • 2019: Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Photo Contest, Mass Ascension category, 3rd place
Context
  • Working across photography and video, with the site structured to present finished images first and process second
  • Current occupation in addition to art creation: sales and digital marketing
Contact
  • Phone: 708-880-WAXY (9299)
  • Email: ai.wax88vibe@gmail.com
  • Website: https://toddwaxstudios.likestyle.com/
  • Based: Boca Raton, Florida

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