Maureen Gates has been a working commercial and fine art photographer creating photographic art for her clients in the Hudson Valley area and beyond since 1984. With an eye for detail, light, and shadow, she creates fine art images for personal and business use. She is best known for her contemporary approach, blending classical and modern lighting styles to create natural and emotional images. Maureen enjoys alternative processing techniques and is known for working with Cyanotype, Van Dyke, and Infra-Red. Maureen has had a solo show at Montgomery Row Art Space in Rhinebeck. She was an active participant in Art Studio Views in the Rhinebeck area for several years. Her work has been accepted into a juried show in 2024 at the The Sketchbook Gallery. Two of her black&white Infra-Red art images were selected to hang in a show in September 2024 at The Palmer Gallery at Vassar College. An infra-red image art image has been selected to hang in a show at Betsy Jacaruso Gallery in October 2024. Maureen Gates is a member of the Professional Photographers of America. She has received awards for her Black & White Infrared imagery including a few years of Print of the Year. Maureen was awarded the Fuji Masterpiece Award for her black-and-white photography. She is a member of the Rhinebeck Fine Art Artists and Professional Photographers of America (PPA). Maureen resides in the Rhinebeck area where she enjoys publishing "Living Rhinebeck"magazine, photo sessions, creating fine art images and spending time in her garden and innature capturing beauty everyday through her lens.