Nicki Bartlett is an amateur street photographer.  She is self-taught, a quick hands-on learner, and through trial and error, has found her signature style.  Nicki retired from the Air Force in 2017, and currently resides and works on Hanscom AFB, MA.  She previously attended the Academy of Arts University to pursue her Master of Arts in Photography.  While the program is focused on digital photography, Nicki has impressed her professors and classmates by accomplishing demanding time-sensitive assignments while solely shooting film - thankfully, with the help of a local film lab being able to process and scan her film in a timely manner due to attending classes via distance learning.

Nicki's work was featured at Three Stones Gallery in Concord, MA during their annual holiday exhibition in 2023 - less than two years after getting back into film photography (after a 27-year hiatus)!  This was her first exhibition, impressing patrons and the gallery, alike.  Nicki's work will also be featured May-Sept at J.P. Licks in Harvard Square (Cambridge, MA) and is continuously on display at Haute Coffee in Concord, MA. Find more of her work on Instagram @nickibfotog

Artist Statement:

People, fashion, vintage cars, various objects and street art are just some unique parts of everyday life in the city.  Many take them for granted or merely overlook them due to being in their own worlds - whether preoccupied with getting to work, walking with a friend or more commonly, staring at their handheld devices.

When I walk the city streets I am taking in the sights and sounds.  I see them in analog and in black and white - through a metaphorical lens.  These are my Zen moments, my moments of being one with everything and in my element.  Behind a lens, I am theh maestro, the painter, the director and documentarian.

Analog photography is tactile, deliberate and a finite process.  It forces the photographer to slow down, frame and create an image - all within 12-36 frames.  With street photography, the photographer only gets one shot and then it's gone.  There are no d0-overs, no second chances.  And I think that's what makes this genre of documentary photography so exciting and special.

My intent - and hopefully yours, in your everyday life - is to be more aware of my surroundings and see them through a unique lens and maybe even attach a certain emotion or meaning to them.  Look up once in a while, you may see your world in a different way!