www.PhotoNorthEast.org, www.PPA.com, www.PPGNY.org, www.OwenImaging.com

Owen has been working on the North Shore of Long Island since 1982 where his studio
www.OwenPhotography.com has grown into one of the premiere photography studios on Long Island.
A graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology, Owen started working with commercial
photographers in New York City. He then worked on Long Island and quickly learned the fundamentals of photography for the wedding and portrait business.
Owen Kassimir was President of The Professional Photographers of Greater New York (PPGNY) in 1992 and then again in 2007 and 2008.
He also served as an Officer of the Professional Photographers Society of New York State,
 a councilor to the Professional Photographers of America, and a member of Wedding and Portrait
Photographers International, and SEP.  Tonight is his night, as he is now installed as the PRESIDENT OF
THE PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS SOCIETY OF NEW YORK STATE.
His Section the Professional Photographers of Greater New York (www.PPGNY.org) welcome him
as only they can.   Many thanks to Paul Bernstein for all his hard work in putting this party together.

www.Fushimi-us.com

Fresh fish and a sexy setting in a no-profile, strip-mall sushi house. This Japanese/Sushi restaurant is located at 2110 Richmond Rd. in Staten Island.   Fushimi fuses traditional Japanese food with inventive French inspired cuisines, ...  Fushimi has one of the wides selections of sushi and sashimi in the city 
and that might be why the 40/40 club of the SIEDC picked it as the place to have their first
ULTIMATE NETWORKING CONNECTION EVENT!  

  
What do you do when you get asked to photograph a party and there are three or four other photographers there?  Well certainly not what they are doing....  After all all the pics are going to end up with the host...  so for better or worse I just shoot for myself and do my thing... in between the great bites of food and drink!

 

 The 40/40 Leadership Institute is made up of the brightest young stars on the Staten Island scene.  As a branch of the Staten Island Economic Development Corporation (www.SIEDC.org) the 40 Under 40
group comprises young professionals dedicated to cultivating the future of business on the Island by focusing on collaborative efforts to create economic opportunities through networking, community involvement , philanthropic efforts and promoting ethical business relations.  If interested in joining, please email Anthony Rapacciuolo at ajr@prcision.com.      

www.RenFair.com

The Faire is a rollicking romp through Elizabethan England complete with 16th Century games, rides, arts, crafts, food music and dance - set within the majestic groves of Sterling Forest in Tuxedo Park, New York. Step back in time and witness an event fit for the Queen, her court and commoners alike. The Royal Joust accurately captures the feeling of a true historic joust, you will witness knights in shining armor, ladies in majestic gowns, the grandeur of colorful warhorses, all the pomp and pageantry of the tournament that has thrilled people’s imagination for five hundred years.