PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS
by
Canadian Photographer - Charlotte Letkemann

     Charlotte Letkemann, a retired teacher who began her professional photographic career in recent years, has lived in the Niagara region all her life. She works with natural light - photographing landscapes, fruit, flowers, skies, architecture ... whatever catches her eye.

     She and her husband, Arno, a professional photographer and picture framer, live in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. They have travelled throughout Canada, the U.S.A., Europe and Israel. Photographs of these travels, as well as those of her home town, have appeared in her exhibitions.

     Charlotte continues to produce photographs of the fruitlands, gardens, historic sites and natural wonders the Niagara Region. Many of these appear on the popular photo art cards produced under the name “OUR WONDROUS WORLD”. They also provide series of cards of Allegany and Letchworth State Parks in New York, as well as of the Baha’i World Centre in Haifa, Israel. An “O CANADA” series is in the making.

     The opportunity to photograph various sites of the Baha’i World Centre came while traveling with the international Baha’i choir, Voices of Baha. On two occasions, Charlotte was amongst the choir members who were able to visit this holy spot.

     She recently photographed the Baha’i House of Worship in Wilmette - near Chicago - a magnificent temple built as a gift to peoples of all Faiths as a place to come worship in unity with each other. Her photos capture this site in various light and weather conditions.

     The commercial photography of the Letkemanns, including product photography by Arno, is used in a variety of advertising forms including trade catalogues, brochures, and websites.

COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
by Arno Letkemann

     Arno operated his own portrait studio in Niagara-on-the-Lake for nearly twenty years. During that time he photographed numerous individual and family portraits as well as weddings. Among his clients were members of the company of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s professional theatre, the Shaw Festival Theatre. In recent years he has developed expertise with digital photography and now specializes in product photography and other commercial assignments.

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Exhibits, Presentations, Where cards are sold

Exhibits
Since 1995, Charlotte has had her photographs exhibited at various businesses throughout the Niagara Region, as well as the Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library and the Niagara School of Horticulture.

Presentations
In recent years, she has been invited to a number of Horticultural Society meetings throughout southern Ontario as guest speaker on the topic of “Photographing Flowers”.

Where cards are sold
In Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario:

• Shaw Festival Theatre Gift Shop
• Pillitteri Estate Winery
• Kurtz Orchards Market
• Shoppers Drug Mart
• Hendricks Valumart
• Les Cigales
• Walkers Farm Market
• Queen Charlotte Tea Room
• Chateau des Charmes Winery
• Regal Florists

In Niagara Falls, Ontario:

• Niagara Falls Fallsview Marriott Hotel Gift shop

In St. Catharines, Ontario:

• Henry of Pelham Winery

In Toronto, Ontario:

• Toronto Baha’i Centre Bookstore

In the USA:

• Allegany State Park , NY– gift shops
• Baha’i House of Worship – Wilmette, Illinois – gift shop
• Letchworth State Park , NY– gift shops