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WATERCOLOR
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Magic Hour Photography with Bonus Fill Flash Portrait Techniques

Magic Hour Photography with Bonus Fill Flash Portrait Techniques

Saturday 09 May
The Oculus and Transportation Hub - 6:15pm - 2 Hours
Manhattan Photography Group
Bob London
Twilight photography when the sky turns blue and the building lights come on is a stunning look. We will also talk about flash fill in general, how to use with portraits and with the magic hour.
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$49      
Composition and Advancing Your Skills in Photography

Composition and Advancing Your Skills in Photography

Saturday 30 May
Central Park - 10am - 2 Hours
Manhattan Photography Group
Bob London
Composition in Photography is how a photographer arranges visual elements within the frame. First we will go over basic skills and how to use these towards our creative endeavors. The viewfinder will become our canvas and we will work on rule of thirds, leading lines, visual weight, balance and perspective. This meetup is suitable for advanced beginners, and anyone looking to refine how they build a photograph.
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$49      
ABOUT MANHATTAN
WATERCOLOR
GROUP
Come along to our meetups to improve your art in a relaxed and social atmosphere and under the guidance of a professional instructor. Complete beginners to experienced artists all welcome.

Our 2 hour meetups are held in a different location each time, usually outdoors.

Bring your own materials. If you are a complete beginner all you need to start is a set of watercolour paints, brushes, and water container.

Who can attend? Open to all skill levels, from beginners to experienced artists. The instructor is there to help everyone.

The meeting point and full details for the day are sent in the booking confirmation email to the email address you provide at time of booking.

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ARTISTS
Md Saidur Rahman (Rafi)
I am Md Saidur Rahman, known as Rafi, a Bangladeshi multimedia artist and architectural designer based in the United States. My practice merges art and architecture to explore identity, displacement, memory, and cultural belonging.

My journey began in childhood, but it was deeply shaped by my move from Bangladesh to New York. Experiencing both loss and opportunity, I found in art a language to process transition and redefine the meaning of home. My work reflects the emotional weight of migration, the silence many people carry within them, and the resilience that emerges from struggle.

Working across multiple mediums, I create layered compositions that fuse tradition with contemporary form. I refuse to confine myself to one discipline, instead building visual dialogues between structure and emotion, space and story. Architecture shapes my understanding of dimension and environment, while fine art allows me to express what cannot be spoken.

Culture stands at the center of my practice. I seek to preserve heritage while challenging viewers to reconnect with their roots and shared humanity. Through art and design, I aim to build not only spaces but deeper understanding.

Md Saidur Rahman (Rafi) is available for private bookings

Yes, I available most Saturdays from 2pm until 6pm.
Yes, I can do private tutoring, weddings, portraits, and events etc.

PHOTOS
Auckland Watercolour Group
2026-04-15
Title or Location: Summer in New Zealand
In Mangonui on the North Island, the town's roads, bathed in sunlight, and their elegant curves traversing the blue sea, instantly captivated me. I spent an unforgettable weekend there.
Credit: jia rui sun

Leeds Watercolour Group
2026-04-13
Title or Location: roofs..........a northern landscape
Following an enforced 18 months away from my art I returned to my practice working in watercolour and ink. I work with liminal, architectural and imagined spaces and places within an urban landscape. Using layers my work is an exploration of form, colour and texture aiming to capture the essence of the urban landscape we live in, work in and travel through.
Credit: Ian Fraser
Instagram: ianfraserart
Adelaide Watercolour Group
2026-04-11
Title or Location: Kingston on Murray
A local mooring for house boats at Kingston on Murray, near Waikerie SA. 8x10 on 300gsm cotton.
Credit: Peter Hancock

Auckland Watercolour Group
2026-04-10
Title or Location: Auckland
This painting was inspired by a quiet moment in Queenstown, where the lake, boats, and distant hills seemed to dissolve into one another under a soft, changing light.What interested me was not the exact appearance of the place, but the feeling it carried ? a sense of stillness, as if time had briefly slowed down. The boats and structures are only lightly suggested, almost fading into the atmosphere, leaving traces rather than solid forms.In my work, I often try to move between reality an
Credit: Xin Yi
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/xin.yi.961246/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xin_yi_watercolour/

Austin Watercolor Group
2026-04-10
Title or Location: My backyard
?Spring Fest? - The earth presents beautiful gifts of all sizes, colors, and fragrances after awakening from its long slumber. The most wonderful time of the year is when my backyard has blossoms as pretty as Christmas ornaments. It makes me happy. I love it so much I want to capture it in watercolor!
Credit: Celeste Weaver
Facebook: Thunder Ridge Art
Austin Watercolor Group
2026-04-10
Title or Location: Spring Lake, Santa Rosa Ca
We walk this lake when I?m in Santa Rosa
Credit: Jan Lloyd
Facebook: Jan Lloyd
Instagram: Mantis962

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